hain

Northern-England Scotland dialectal transitive intransitive

(transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To hedge or fence in; inclose; protect by hedging / (transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending

Japanese Meaning

生垣などで囲む、囲い込む、保護する / （お金や資源を）節約する、温存する、使うのを控える

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Every spring the old crofter would hain the land with hawthorn to keep the sheep from straying.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

毎年春、年老いた小作農は羊が迷わないように土地をサンザシの生け垣で囲ったものだった。

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Sense（1）

(transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To hedge or fence in; inclose; protect by hedging

Sense（2）

(transitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To save; spare; refrain from using or spending

Sense（3）

(intransitive, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To be thrifty; be economical

hains

（ present singular third-person ）

haining

（ participle present ）

hained

（ participle past ）

hained

（ past ）

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