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Verb
'aven't
- Pronunciation spelling of haven't.
1913, D H Lawrence, “The Birth of Paul, and Another Battle”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. , →OCLC, part I, page 34:’Aven’t you got a drink, Missis, for a man when he comes home barkled up from the pit.
1922, Paula Hudd, ““There Was Once . . .””, in The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women, volume LVI, London, Melbourne, Vic.: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, page 76, column 2:“I ’aven’t said ‘Yes,’ and I ’aven’t said ‘No,’ ” she remarked.
1981, Ruth Dudley Edwards, Corridors of Death, London: Quartet Qrime, →ISBN, page 91:I ’aven’t got where I am today wivout bein’ able to spot a poofdah when I see one.