Horse-wain
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A wain (i.e. wagon) drawn by horse. rare
"Coal was conveyed into the more remote districts in the rough horse-wains of the time, and carried also in sacks or creels slung on the backs of pack horses."
Example
More examples"Coal was conveyed into the more remote districts in the rough horse-wains of the time, and carried also in sacks or creels slung on the backs of pack horses."
Etymology
From Middle English *hors-wain, from Old English horswæġn (“chariot”), equivalent to horse + wain.
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