Chārles’s Wāin

(chārlz’ez wān). [A-S. carles-wæn, or ceorles-wæn, the churl’s or farmer’s wain, from ceorl, churl, countryman; Sw. karlvagn, Dan. karlsvogn. Cf. WAIN.] (Astron.) The cluster of seven stars, commonly called the Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, or the Great Bear.

☞ The name is also sometimes applied to the constellation Ursa Minor.