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BIN

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 948 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BIN  , a receptacle of various kinds, originally of wicker or

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basket
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work . The word appears in most
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European
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languages, cf . M.L. and Ital. benna, Ger . Benne, &c.; etymologists trace the word to a root meaning " to plait." It survives in various connexions, e.g. dust-bin, wine-bin (for holding bottles), hop-bin,
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coal-bin, corn-bin .

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