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Definition of Haves
1. Noun. The wealthy or privileged, contrasted to those who are poor or deprived: the have nots. ¹
2. Verb. (nonstandard) (third-person singular of have) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haves
1. have [n] - See also: have
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haves
Literary usage of Haves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lucius Q.C. Lamar: His Life, Times, and Speeches, 1825-1893 by Edward Mayes (1896)
"... Tilt with Thurman—Mr. Lamar's Letter to the President - Withdrawal of the
Troops—The South Relieved—Mr. Lamar's Speech of 1879 on haves' Administration. ..."
2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... but] alfo employs his haves and dependants to trade with the goods of Egypt
on his ... haves ..."
3. The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With by Delany (Mary) (1861)
"Mrs. Delany to Mrs. haves. Mount Panther, 16 Sept. 1750. I was at Down assembly,
and it put me much in mind of the Gloucester ones that we used to have ..."
4. The Diary of Matthew Patten of Bedford, N.H. by Matthew Patten (1903)
"haves and David butchered james black lamb 11th Daniell Hickey Reaped the forenoon
and gave out on acct of his back we Reaped б Stooks and S Sheaves among ..."