taint
English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Template:F. atteinte (a blow, bit, stroke). Compare with attaint.
Noun
taint
- A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
- An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner.
Etymology 2
From Template:L. tingere, tinctum via Template:F. teint (past participle of teindre to dye, to tinge)
Noun
taint
- A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
- A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character
Transitive verb
Template:en-infl-reg-consonant
- To contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally
- to spoil food by contamination
Etymology 3
From Template:E., a pun based upon the contraction of "it ain't" from "t'ain't the one, and t'ain't the other".
Noun
- (United States English slang) something that is in between two other things and that is neither one nor the other; hence:
- (United States English slang) the perineum ("t'ain't the anus, and t'ain't the genitalia")