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Definition of Ash bin

1. Noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ash Bin

Literary usage of Ash bin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's House: Or, How to Plan English Residences, from the by Robert Kerr (1865)
"—ASH-BIN, ETC. Position, &c. — Offal-bin. THE position of this place is the only question ... A wire- screen ought to be fixed over the Ash-bin as a sifter. ..."

2. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1847)
"D. ash-bin— E. outside cellar stairs—F. large door for throwing in wood—0. cistern-pump, and platform. The dotted line in the wood-house represents the wall ..."

3. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1913)
"The process is a continuous one and the es may be completely removed from the ash bin without interfering b the operation of the exhauster. ..."

4. Railway Shop Up to Date: A Reference Book of Up to Date American Railway by Maham H. Haig (1907)
"The ash bin is similar in construction to that of the coal pockets, with the exception ... By properly adjusting the dumper carriage over the ash bin above, ..."

5. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1875)
"CONVENIENT ash bin.—To avoid the inconveniences of loose ash heaps, WD PHILBRICK has built a very convenient ash bin, which he describes in the COUNTRY ..."

6. The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for by John Jacob Thomas (1873)
"It is the absence of some contrivance of this kind which makes so much trouble with sink drains, and prevents a pure air in kitchens. CONVENIENT ash bin. ..."

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