Both Uses of
taint
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- "No, 'taint likely, Tom.†
Chpt 10 *
- Huck, being uncommitted as yet, joined in with Tom, and the waverer quickly "explained," and was glad to get out of the scrape with as little taint of chicken-hearted homesickness clinging to his garments as he could.†
Chpt 14
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