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noun

a box or other receptacle, or an enclosed space, esp. for storing foods or other articles for a time

Origin: ME < OE, manger, crib < Celt, as in Welsh benn, cart, orig., cart with woven wicker body < IE base *bhendh-: see bind

transitive verb binned, binning

to put or store in a bin

bi-: used before a vowel [binaural]

See bin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A container or enclosed space for storage.

transitive verb binned binned, bin·ning, bins

To place or store in a bin.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English binne

Origin: , from Old English

Origin: , probably of Celtic origin

prefix

Variant of bi-¹.

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