hay wain

noun

A large open vehicle, drawn by horses, used to carry loads of hay; a haywagon.

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Meanings

nounhay wain (plural hay wains)

plural hay wains · alternative haywain

  1. obsoleteA large open vehicle, drawn by horses, used to carry loads of hay; a haywagon.

    By the 1870s in England, toy dappled-grey horses were much in favour, some pulled bright yellow carts with tip-up backs, some pulled coal-trucks, others pulled haywains and dust-carts, all of these being a convenient size for a child to pull along on a string.

    1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 82

    Synonyms: hay wagon

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large open vehicle, drawn by horses, used to carry loads of hay; a haywagon.

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hay wagon

Translations

Finnish heinäkärryt
  • heinäkärrytvehicle
Italian carro del fieno
  • carro del fienovehicle
Ukrainian герик
  • герик (heryk)vehicle
Cite this entry
APA

hay wain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hay%20wain

MLA

“hay wain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hay%20wain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hay wain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hay%20wain.

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