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Wain vs Zain - What's the difference?

wain | zain |

As nouns the difference between wain and zain

is that wain is wine while zain is a metal rod / blank that will be forged.

wain

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with West Frisian wein, Dutch wagen, German Wagen, Danish/Norwegian vogn, Swedish vagn. Compare the doublet (wagon).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.
    Quotations
    * (English Citations of "wain")
    Related terms
    * Charles' Wain * wainwright

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • As the auto industry is waining away, the city is looking for something new. [http://www.modeldmedia.com/inthenews/urbanfarm15108.aspx]

    Anagrams

    * ----

    zain

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A horse of a dark colour with no lighter spots.
  • * 1905 , Sir William Ridgeway, The origin and influence of the thoroughbred horse
    • Azara estimates the proportion of bays amongst these horses to be about ninety to ten zains , that is, entirely dark-coloured without any white; and there is not one black in two thousand; pied and greys occur sometimes...