Associations to the word «Tain»

Wiktionary

TAIN, noun. (obsolete) Thin tin plate
TAIN, noun. (obsolete) Tin foil for mirrors.
TÁIN BÓ CÚAILNGE, proper noun. (Irish mythology) The central tale in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Wise words

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