have-not noun & adjective.
[hav'nɒt] colloq. M18.[from have not neg. of HAVE verb: see NOT adverb.]A. noun. A person, country, etc., that has little wealth or resources. Usu. in
pl., contrasted with
haves.
M18.b. attrib. or as
adjective. Designating a 'have-not'.
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