ˈ(h)abˌnab adverb
also hab or nab ˈ(h)abə(r)ˈnab
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English dialect habbe nabbe, habbe or nabbe whether he (she, I) has (have) or does (do) not have, from Middle English dial, habbe, 1st & 3d person singular present subjunctive of habben to have (from Old English habban ) + Middle English or + Middle English dialect nabbe, 1st & 3d person singular present subjunctive of nabben not to have, from Old English nabban, from ne not + habban to have — more at have , or , no
dialect Britain : in one way or another : by hook or crook