Both Uses of
taint
in
As I Lay Dying
- 'Taint no rush," I say.†
Chpt 8taint = to spoil something so it is not desirable
- "Taint any girl," Cash said.†
Chpt 32 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, taint is used in a non-negative way to refer to a trace of something.