"bain't" meaning in English

See bain't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=}} bain't, {{en-cont}} bain't
  1. (UK, dialect) be not Tags: UK, contraction, dialectal
    Sense id: en-bain't-en-contraction-g~HiCvSS Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "\"I aint afeard at all, I thank God!\" said Christian strenuously. \"I'm glad I bain't, for then 'twon't pain me... I don't think I be afeard—or if I be I can't help it, and I don't deserve to suffer. I wish I was not afeard at all!\"",
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