Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horse-wain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: horse-wain
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wain (i.e. wagon) drawn by horse.

Example Sentences

"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."
"I've tut up my sasses for horse-wains, An' twaded by sippers for boots: […]"
"Upon a horse-wain, even as thou sayest, […]"
"And thou, my daughter, from the horse-wain step, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English *hors-wain, from Old English horswæġn (“chariot”), equivalent to horse + wain.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *hors-wain, horswæġn

Inflected Forms

horse-wains (plural) horse wain (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

horsewagon

Questions

What does horse-wain mean?: A wain (i.e. wagon) drawn by horse.
Where does horse-wain come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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