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• have-not — poor person, 1742, from HAVE (Cf. have) + NOT (Cf. not). Have in the sense of one who has, one of the wealthier class of persons is from the same source. Earliest in translation of Don Quixote: A fig for Basilius s abilities! for, you are worth… …   Etymology dictionary

• have-not — [hav′nät΄] n. a person or nation with little wealth or poor resources …   English World dictionary

• have-not — noun a person with few or no possessions • Syn: ↑poor person • Hypernyms: ↑unfortunate, ↑unfortunate person • Hyponyms: ↑white trash, ↑poor white trash, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• have not the slightest idea — v. have not got a clue, do not know at all …   English contemporary dictionary

• have-not — /hav not , not /, n. Usually, have nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have). [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

• have-not — /ˈhæv nɒt/ (say hav not) noun one of the poor. {from the phrase the haves and the have nots} …  

• have-not — noun singular variant of have nots …   Wiktionary

• have not — noun singular variant of have nots …   Wiktionary

• have-not n — Sailors often come from have knot countries …   English expressions

• Have not had this much fun since Granny got her tits caught in the wringer — have a lot of fun …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• have not seen hide nor hair of someone — to have definitely not seen someone I haven t seen hide nor hair of him for a week …   English dictionary