dustbin
nounUS, UK /ˈdʌstbɪn/
Etymology From dust + bin, as used for disposing of dust (originally ash from domestic fires) and other rubbish.
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Commonwealth, Ireland A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
- 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.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Synonyms
- ashcan, dumpster, garbage can, garbage pail, rubbish bin, trash can, wastebin, wastepaper basket
- Derived terms
- dustbin check, dustbin of history, walking dustbin