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shinbin

shinbin noun: an irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.

Noun

shinbin (plural shinbins)

  1. (India, obsolete) An irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.

Forms of shinbin

pluralshinbins
alternative formshinbeam
alternative formshinbeen

Origin of shinbin

From Burmese [Term?].

Questions about shinbin

What does shinbin mean?
Shinbin means an irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.
What part of speech is shinbin?
Shinbin is a noun.
What is the plural of shinbin?
The plural of shinbin is shinbins.

Words near shinbin in the dictionary

  1. Shinawatra
  2. shinbeam
  3. shinbeams
  4. shinbeen
  5. shinbeens
  6. shinbin
  7. shinbins
  8. shinbone
  9. shinboner
  10. shinboners
  11. shinbones

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