English Explanatory Dictionary

bridewain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.

Word forms

bridewain bridewains

Etymology

From bride + wain.

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