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Word: taint (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food
  • A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character
  • 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.
  • A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.
  • rfv-sense slang The perineum.

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Verb:

  • To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
  • To spoil (food) by contamination.

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