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noun 
  1. (archaic or literary) A wagon; A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
"The Hay Wain" is a famous painting by John Constable.
Etymology: Old English wígn, wíÄn, from Germanic wagna-, from Indo-European
  • wegh-. Cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Swedish vagn. Compare wagon.


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