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A prison taint was on everything there. The imprisoned air, the imprisoned light, the imprisoned damps, the imprisoned men, were all deteriorated by confinement.
1857, Homerus, translated by George Chapman, The Iliads: Never Before in Any Language Truly Translated, page 74:
This taint he follow'd with his sword, drawn from a silver sheath, Which lifting high, he struck his helm full where his plume did stand, On which it piecemeal brake, and fell from his unhappy hand.
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.
Translations
A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect
An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken
Verb
taint (third-person singular simple presenttaints, present participletainting, simple past and past participletainted)
(transitive) To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
Do not fear; I have / A staff to taint, and bravely.
(intransitive) To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
Etymology 3
Reportedly from the phrase “'tain't your balls and 'tain't your ass”. Ascribed to E.E. Landy's Underground Dict. (1972) is the following explanation: ‘'taint their ass and 'taint their pussy.’
2000 June 17, Marc Newman, “Re: Americas are overated”, in talk.politics.guns (Usenet):
Sorry you feel that way. But since your mother sucks cocks in hell if I go there I won't be rotting.....I'll be on line right behind you hoping to get another good head job from your Mom or Sister....if you can remember which is which.......(Moms the one with the beard on her taint)
2005 July 14, Noodles Jefferson, “Re: My Wife's Raw Comments”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet):
Even her taint's raw?
2010 February 22, Duchamanos, “Re: Huck Finn 2010-anyone going?”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet):
Did you know that guy has absolutely no tan lines? He'll show his taint to prove it!
2017, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, HBO:
Thats right, Alex Jones is trying to sell you sloppy wet rags for your tait . And-- and when you are done wiping down the area between your genitals and anus with a glorified wet nap... And look-- look, this tactical taint wipe has demonstrated incredible results, hasn't it, Doctor?