dustbin

See also: dust bin

English

Two metal dustbins

Alternative forms

• dust bin
• dust-bin

Etymology

From dust +‎ bin, as used for disposing of dust and other rubbish.

Noun

dustbin (plural dustbins)

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
   • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XIX, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

     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

Derived terms

• dustbin check
• dustbin of history
• walking dustbin

Translations

container for trash — see garbage can

Anagrams

• Bundist