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swingbin

swingbin noun: a bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.

Noun

swingbin (plural swingbins)

  1. A bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.
    • There were […] crushed tinnies — mainly Guinness — in the swingbin. The bin also yielded the remains of a sizeable takeaway.2012, Graham Hurley, Western Approaches

Forms of swingbin

pluralswingbins

Origin of swingbin

From swing + bin.

Questions about swingbin

What does swingbin mean?
Swingbin means a bin (rubbish container) with a lid that swings closed.
What part of speech is swingbin?
Swingbin is a noun.
What is the plural of swingbin?
The plural of swingbin is swingbins.

Words near swingbin in the dictionary

  1. swingarms
  2. swingback
  3. swingbacks
  4. swingball
  5. swingbeat
  6. swingbin
  7. swingbins
  8. swingboat
  9. swingboats
  10. swingbridge
  11. swingbridges

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