'taint

A form of it — The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

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Meanings

contraction

alternative 'tain't · alternative taint

  1. abbreviationcontractionContraction of it + ain't.

    “’Taint no need botherin her, then. You kin come around in the mawnin ... “’Taint no need of that,” Snopes said, take I’ll take you back to Memphis Sunday.

    1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary
Cite this entry
APA

'taint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'taint

MLA

“'taint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'taint. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'taint,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'taint.

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