kain

K5A1I1N1
/keɪn/

noun

poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.

OriginIrish cáin →
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Meanings

kain1

nounkain (countable and uncountable, plural kains)

plural kains

  1. countableuncountableScots lawpoultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord.

    hens[…] in most leases make a part of the rent, under the name of kain, and are generally kept for conveniency or profit.

    1798, Robert Douglas, General View of the Agriculture in the Counties of Roxburgh and Selkirk

Kain2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish, variant of Kane.

Origin

  1. Irishcáin
  2. Irishcáin
  3. Englishkain

Borrowed from Irish cáin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kain

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Sounds the same

CaincaneKaineKane

Anagrams

akinkinanaikNakiKianKani
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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