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wain-rope
wain-rope Obs. or arch. a. A rope used as a trace for drawing a wain. (Cf. cart-rope.) b. A rope used for binding or securing a load on a wain.1371 Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 129, ij waynraps novi. 1441–2 Ibid. 79 Item in 2 Waynrapes et 4 helteres empt., 12 d. 1523–34 Fitzherb. Husb. §5 And or he s...
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▪ I. wain, n.1 (weɪn) Forms: 1 wæᵹn, (weᵹn), wæᵹen, wǽn, 2–3 Orm. waȝȝn, 3–7 wayne, waine, 4–7 wayn, (5 wayen, 6 waayne, 4 Sc. vayn), 4–5 weyne, (5 wene, 6 weene, weane, 7 wean, whene), 5–7 wane, 3– wain. [OE. wæᵹen, wǽn, str. masc. = OFris. wein str. masc. (mod.WFris. wein, woin, wīn, NFris. wein, ...
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