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Dustbin - What does it mean?

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dustbin

English

Alternative forms

* dust bin * dust-bin

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=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

    * (container for trash) ashcan, dumpster, garbage can, garbage pail, rubbish bin, trash can, wastebin, wastepaper basket

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.