bridewain

English

Etymology

From bride +‎ wain.

Noun

bridewain (plural bridewains)

  1. (historical, archaic or dialectal) 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.
    • 1916, The Living Age, volume 288, page 24:
      Against the opposite wall stood a dresser, holding a varied array of wooden and pewter platters, piggins for drinking out of, and two or three china cups. Next to it came the bridewain, and then the great bed.

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