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.
To invalidate (a share capital account) by transferring profits into it.
To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
To thrust ineffectually with a lance.
Origin
From Middle French teint, from Old French teint (past participle of teindre), from Latin tinctum (past participle of tingere).
From Middle English taynt, aphetic form of attaynt, atteynt, from Old French atteinte ("a blow, stroke"). Compare with attaint.
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.’
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