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

haverel
haverels
havering
havers
haversack
haversacks
haversed sine
haversian
haversian canals
haversian lamella
haversian spaces
haversian system
haversin
haversine
haversines
haves (current term)
havest
havier
haviers
havildar
havildars
havin'
having
having a clue
having a mind like a sieve
having a wank
having a word
having another think coming
having eyes bigger than one's stomach
having had it

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 ..."

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