hant
verb (used with or without object)
hant
1 American
[hant]
/ hænt /
Or
ha'nt
verb (used with or without object)
South Midland and Southern U.S.
han't
2
American
[heynt]
/ heɪnt /
Older Use.
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a contraction of has not.
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a contraction of have not.
Example Sentences
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Culturally the hant monde of Lima is on a par with the similar aristocracy of Madrid, Rome and Paris.
From Time Magazine Archive
He look at Sofia like she a hant.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
He look at Sofia like she a hant This Henry Broadnax, Sofia say.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
By the waterhole, one tall white hant used to come nearly every night.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration
I had to elucidate that to my hant.
From Dr. Sevier by Cable, George Washington
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