Etymology

horse-wain

Today it means: A wain (i.e. wagon) drawn by horse. Full definition →

Middle English *hors-wain ← Old English horswæġn
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhorswæġn“chariot”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*hors-wain
  3. English todayhorse-wain

From Middle English *hors-wain, from Old English horswæġn (“chariot”), equivalent to horse + wain.

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