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kain¹

  • /keɪn/

Sounds like Cain, cane, Kaine, Kane · Rhymes with -eɪn

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Borrowed from Irish cáin.

noun kains

  1. countable, uncountable poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a tenant to the landlord. hens[…] in most leases make a part of the rent, under the name of kain, and are generally kept for conveniency or profit.

Kain²

proper noun

  1. A surname from Irish, variant of Kane.

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"kain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kain

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"kain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kain.

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@misc{kain_2026,
  title = {kain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}