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Webster 1913 Edition


Han't

Han’t

(hānt; in England, hänt)
.
A contraction of
have not
, or
has not
, used in illiterate speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is
hain’t
.

Definition 2024


han't

han't

See also: hant, hánt, háñt, hänt, ha'n't, and ha'nt

English

Contraction

han't

  1. (dialect, archaic) has not
  2. (dialect, archaic) have not

Usage notes

In modern English, han't continues in nonstandard usage with a vowel change and a dropped h, as ain't.