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binn

binn is the archaic spelling of bin.

Meaning of bin

Noun

bin (plural bins)

  1. A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
    • a corn bin
  2. A container for rubbish or waste.
    • a rubbish bin
  3. Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc
  4. Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar.
  5. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncommon) Jail or prison.
    • Free up my G's locked in the bin
      Jail house comin' like subs
      one comes out then one goes in2018 October 22, “Subs”, Slipz of Hoxton (lyrics)
  6. (video post-production) A digital file folder for organising media in a non-linear editing program.

See all 12 meanings of bin

Forms of binn

pluralbinns

Questions about binn

What is binn the archaic spelling of?
Binn is the archaic spelling of bin.

Words near binn in the dictionary

  1. binloads
  2. Binmaley
  3. binman
  4. binmen
  5. Binmore
  6. binn
  7. binna
  8. Binna Burra
  9. binnable
  10. binnacle
  11. binnacle list

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