dustbin
[
duhst
-bin]
/ˈdʌstˌbɪn/
noun
,
Chiefly British
1.
an ashcan; garbage can.
Also,
dust bin
.
Origin
1840-50;
dust
+
bin
Examples from the web for
dustbin
We are merely waiting for elections to confine him to the
dustbin
of history.
The idea of global warming seemed bound for the intellectual
dustbin
.
But it is exciting when a neglected talent is recovered from the
dustbin
of history.
It was a relic, consigned to the
dustbin
of history by a rising tide of contempt for the academic curriculum.
Argues that for years the emphasis on historical specialization relegated world history to the academic
dustbin
.
Safety should never be an enigma buried in some musty bureaucratic
dustbin
.
It needs to be relegated to the
dustbin
of economic history.
But history overtook them and their crowns and armies are part of the
dustbin
of history.
British Dictionary definitions for
dustbin
dustbin
/
ˈdʌstˌbɪn
/
noun
1.
a large, usually cylindrical container for rubbish, esp one used by a household
US and Canadian names
garbage can,
trash can
Word Origin and History for
dustbin
n.
1848, from
dust
(n.) +
bin
.