Definition of dustbin
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British
: a can for trash or garbage
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: dustheap 2
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Galvanized dustbins are ideal, look surprisingly elegant, and can be picked up cheaply from hardware stores.
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The board took no action, and judging by directors’ comments, the proposal is headed for the dustbin.
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Kudos all the same to Brown for rescuing this play from the dustbin.
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Those days have receded into the dustbin of NBA history, replaced by enduring images of Curry making clutch three-pointers and dancing in triumph.
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Those days have receded into the dustbin of NBA history, replaced by enduring images of Curry making clutch three-pointers and dancing in triumph.
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Goose Island soon afterward phased out Baderbrau, and the brand was seemingly left for the city's historical dustbin.
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Steam Machines have been quietly pushed into the dustbin as the general idea of living room PC gaming failed to get traction.
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But others are probably best relegated to the dustbin of history.
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First Known Use of dustbin
1848
DUSTBIN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of dustbin for English Language Learners
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: a can for trash or garbage : a garbage can or trash can
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