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wain

noun

ˈwān

Definition of wain

as in wagon

a wheeled usually horse-drawn vehicle used for hauling an antique wain that was once used for delivering milk

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On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Travelers could choose to either sail around the continent and come through Panama or cross the continent by horse and wagon.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

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