go to Cain's

verb

To close a show.

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Meanings

verbgo to Cain's (third-person singular simple present goes to Cain's, present participle going to Cain's, simple past went to Cain's, past participle gone to Cain's)

present singular third person goes to Cain's · participle present going to Cain's · past went to Cain's · participle past gone to Cain's

  1. USdatedslangentertainmentTo close a show.

    […] Norma Terris (who, so far as we had known, was born in Show Boat and went to Cain's with it) […]

    1934, Stage, volume 11, numbers 7-12, page 7

Origin

From the name of a company in New York City (Cain's Transfer Co.) that rented out props and costumes.

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APA

go to Cain's. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20Cain's

MLA

“go to Cain's.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20Cain's. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go to Cain's,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20to%20Cain's.

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