horse-wain

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

horse-wains plural horse wain alternative

词源

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