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dustbin

or dust bin

[ duhst-bin ]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. an ashcan; garbage can.


dustbin

/ ˈʌˌɪ /

noun

  1. a large, usually cylindrical container for rubbish, esp one used by a household US and Canadian namesgarbage cantrash can
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dustbin1

First recorded in 1840–50; dust + bin
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But the prime minister has inherited a less benign economy than the last Labour government – and arguably a more malign world, with 'peace dividends' firmly thrown into the dustbin of history.

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Public time based on notions of equality, the common good, and justice fades into the dustbin of a white-washed history.

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“People used to throw rocks at each other’s stores and look in dustbins to see client lists,” Boyd said.

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"This punitive policy needs to be consigned to the dustbin of history where it belongs."

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To do so, she twisted or ignored precedent, misconstrued statutes and cast into the dustbin of history decades of practice.

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