Ga|wain

Ga|wain
Ga|wain «GAH wihn, -wayn», noun.
Arthurian legend. a knight of the Round Table and nephew of King Arthur.

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  • Wain — Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wain rope — Wain Wain, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen, OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????. See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A four wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods, produce, etc.; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wain McFarlane — is the leader of the Minneapolis based funk/reggae/jazz band, Ipso Facto. On March 10, 2007, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Mint Condition, and Lifehouse hosted a benefit concert to raise money for his kidney transplant. He is the mentor of… …   Wikipedia

  • Wain (Begriffsklärung) — Wain steht für: eine Gemeinde im Landkreis Biberach in Baden Württemberg, Deutschland, siehe Wain Wain ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bea Wain (* 1917), amerikanische Sängerin und Moderatorin John Wain (1925–1994), englischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wain — Wain …   Wikipédia en Français

  • WAIN — can refer to:* WAIN (AM), a radio station at 1270 AM licensed to Columbia, Kentucky * WAIN FM, a radio station at 93.5 FM licensed to Columbia, Kentucky …   Wikipedia

  • wain — (n.) O.E. wægn wheeled vehicle, from P.Gmc. *wagnaz (see WAGON (Cf. wagon)). Largely fallen from use by c.1600, but kept alive by poets, who found it easier to rhyme on than wagon. As a name for the Big Dipper/Plough, it is from Old English (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • wain — [wān] n. [ME < OE wægn, wheeled vehicle, akin to Du & Ger wagen < PGmc * wagna < IE * woĝhno < base * weĝh , to move > L vehere, to carry] [Old Poet.] a wagon or cart a wagon or cart the Wain CHARLES S WAIN …   English World dictionary

  • Wain Wath Force — is a waterfall situated on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are located at grid reference gbm4ibx|NY883015, one kilometre upstream from the hamlet of Keld which has three other waterfalls… …   Wikipedia

  • Wain —   [weɪn], John Barrington, englischer Schriftsteller, * Stoke on Trent 14. 3. 1925, ✝ Oxford 24. 5. 1994; studierte in Oxford, 1949 55 Dozent in Reading, 1973 78 Professor für Poetik in Oxford; mit seinen gesellschaftskritisch moralisierenden… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • wain|wright — «WAYN RYT», noun. a person who makes or repairs wagons. ╂[< wain + wright] …   Useful english dictionary

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