Cain (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun Scot. and Irish English.
  1. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
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  1. the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel. Genesis 4.
  2. a murderer.
Idioms
  1. raise Cain, Slang.
    • become angry or violent: He'll raise Cain when he finds out I lost his watch.
    • to behave in a boisterous manner; cause a disturbance: The students raised Cain while the teacher was out.
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  1. U.S. novelist.
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  1. (in Scotland and Ireland) payment in kind, usually farm produce paid as rent
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  1. the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel (Genesis 4:1–16)
  2. raise Cain
    • to cause a commotion
    • to react or protest heatedly
Cain (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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