mayn't

[mey-uh nt, meynt]

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contraction of may not.

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It may be; we maynt have, said Mrs. Aldesey, cheerfully; but she was not liking it.
Adrienne Toner
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Why maynt I stay, Mother—if youre going to talk about my trip?
Adrienne Toner
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
But though you take care of everyone, anyone may thank you, too, maynt they?
Adrienne Toner
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
But you see Im not a married woman, Nora retorted, so I maynt have your privileges.
Under Cover
Roi Cooper Megrue
I am twenty-four, and I maynt read the books which Berthe can read at eighteen.
Three Plays by Brieux
Eugne Brieux

British Dictionary definitions for maynt

mayn't

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may not

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mayn't

Examples from the Web for maynt

Historical Examples

It may be; we maynt have, said Mrs. Aldesey, cheerfully; but she was not liking it.

Why maynt I stay, Mother—if youre going to talk about my trip?

But though you take care of everyone, anyone may thank you, too, maynt they?

But you see Im not a married woman, Nora retorted, so I maynt have your privileges.

I am twenty-four, and I maynt read the books which Berthe can read at eighteen.

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