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Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of haunt, haint (“ghost”) US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal

   "‘Harnts don't wander much ginerally,’ he said. ‘They hand round thar own buryin'-groun' mainly.’"

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"‘Harnts don't wander much ginerally,’ he said. ‘They hand round thar own buryin'-groun' mainly.’"

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