English

Two metal dustbins

Alternative forms

• dust bin
• dust-bin

Noun

dustbin ‎(plural dustbins)

1. (Britain) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 19, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     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

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