"hain't" meaning in English

See hain't in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

IPA: /heɪnt/ Forms: hain’t [canonical]
Rhymes: -eɪnt Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|head=hain’t}} hain’t, {{en-cont|head=hain’t}} hain’t
  1. (dialectal, archaic) has not Tags: archaic, contraction, dialectal
    Sense id: en-hain't-en-contraction-5zCL8LN7
  2. (dialectal, archaic) have not Tags: archaic, contraction, dialectal
    Sense id: en-hain't-en-contraction-g75Y341e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 84 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 91 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 84 15
  3. (dialectal, hypercorrect) ain’t Tags: contraction, dialectal, hypercorrect
    Sense id: en-hain't-en-contraction-gzBS38qd Categories (other): English hypercorrections
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