Both Uses of
taint
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Tainted game.†
Chpt 8 *
- Cocoanut skulls, monkeys, not even closed at first, sour milk in their swaddles and tainted curds.†
Chpt 13
Definition:
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(taint) to spoil something so it is not desirable -- as when bacteria contaminates a food; or as when a rumor makes people distrust a person