Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- possessive noun A contraction of have not or has not. See
ha'n't .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- possessive noun Colloq. or illiterate speech. A contraction of have not or has not.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- phrase dialectal, archaic
has not - phrase dialectal, archaic
have not - phrase dialectal
ain’t
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Examples
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
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'It hain't new, this takin' and payin 'of blows, and don't you never think but that this will be squared.'
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
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'It hain't new, this takin' and payin 'of blows, and don't you never think but that this will be squared.'
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An 'best in your favor, you hain't got that streak of fat in your make-up which has sent many a husky man to the bosom of Abraham afore his right and proper time.
GRIT OF WOMEN 2010
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
First look at secret features from the Battlestar Galactica MMO 2010
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Five mile walk did me much good, but my hands apparently got colder than I realized and still hain't warmed up.
missy whiny butt shadowhwk 2007
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
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And hain't that a big enough majority in any town?
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