Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hedge or fence in; inclose; in particular, of grass, to inclose or preserve for mowing or pasture.
- To save; spare; refrain from using or spending.
- To be thrifty and saving; be economical or parsimonious.
- noun An inclosure; a park.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass.
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Examples
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Remember that you can always learn somethin ', no matter how old you are, an' keep your eyes an 'ears open, an' your tongue between your teeth, an 'you'll amount to somethin', or my name hain't Ben. "
Toby Tyler James Otis 1880
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Well, a feller that's courtin 'hain't no stranger tew affliction, thet's a fact.
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''Greed on one thing, Major Gaston,' said the foreman, rising; 'hain't on t'other.'
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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"Reckon yo 'hain't gwine ter fergit I paid five fer de table," murmured this meek son of Africa.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives Elizabeth Strong Worthington
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They're a game gang, and 'hain't the most desirable kind of enemies one could wish for.
Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills Edward L. Wheeler
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I knows ye love yer gran'pap, an 'hain't a hankerin' fer 'im to be murdered.
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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Outside gabblin 'hain't calc'lated to help matters none.
Scattergood Baines Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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Quarrelin 'and hectorin' hain't nothin 'but a kind of dispepsy that attacks families instid of stummicks.
Scattergood Baines Clarence Budington Kelland 1922
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They's a gal o 'mine come in on the train, which she'll be wantin', mebbe, to take a ride, an 'hain't fetched no split-up clothes fer to straddle a real saddle.
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Yer too weak-kneed, an 'hain't got as much backbone as an angle worm.'
The Fourth Watch 1910
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