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BIN
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V03,
Page 948
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BIN , a receptacle of various kinds, originally of wicker or See also: basket See also: work
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The word appears in most See also: European See also: languages, cf
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M.L. and Ital. benna, Ger
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Benne, &c.; etymologists trace the word to a See also: root meaning " to plait." It survives in various
connexions, e.g. dust-bin, See also: wine-bin (for holding bottles), See also: hop-bin, See also: coal-bin, corn-bin
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