Talk:English Wordbook/W

WAGON = WAIN How can a wain mean both waggon AND car? Furthermore, car and waggon are so naturalised as to be English anyway. My personal use is "wain" as a synonym of "waggon", with an additional meaning of "four-wheeled, land-based vehicle". This covers lorries, quadbikes, cars, vans and so on. BryanAJParry 15:38, 30 Dec 2005 (UTC)