Definition of Haint

1. Verb. (American English) variation of haunt ¹

2. Noun. (American English) Ghost. ¹

3. Contraction. tense variation of ain't ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haint

1. a ghost [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haint

haily
haimish
hain
hain't
hainch
hainched
hainches
hainching
haineaultite
hained
haining
hainings
hainite
hainous
hains
haint (current term)
hainted
hainting
haints
haique
haiques
hair
hair's-breadth
hair-brown
hair-brush
hair-curling
hair-dryer
hair-dryers
hair-gel
hair-raiser

Literary usage of Haint

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"Ther 'haint no other varmint hez. the knowen uv a crow ; leastwise, with feathers outer it, maybe ceptin parrots, Colonel. I've seed 'em—crows, ..."

2. Negro Minstrels: A Complete Guide to Negro Minstrelsy, Containing by Jack Haverly (1902)
"... haint been heard ob it since." "And tell me how you escape from them?" '' You see, Sam, dar's only one set dat comes to my house, ..."

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