dustbin
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See also: dust bin
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From dust + bin, as used for disposing of dust and other rubbish.
Noun
[edit]dustbin (plural dustbins)
- (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
Synonyms
[edit]- (container for trash): ashcan, dumpster, garbage can, garbage pail, rubbish bin, trash can, wastebin, wastepaper basket
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]container for trash — see garbage can