litter bin

noun

A rubbish bin.

Meanings

nounlitter bin (plural litter bins)

plural litter bins · alternative litterbin

  1. A rubbish bin.

    The pull-out or pull-down tables and litter bins in every compartment and seating bay are amenities which women, particularly those with young children, have been crying out for almost as long as railways have been in operation.

    1964 July, Mary Allen, “A Woman's View of the New Coaches”, in Modern Railways, page 9
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Chicago

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