bins

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English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

bins

  1. plural of bin

Verb

bins

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bin

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of binoculars

Noun

bins

  1. (birding, slang) Binoculars.
    • 1980, Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book, page 57:
      However, it's not easy to categorise a birder by their bins - all you can tell is whether they're rich.
  2. (slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɪns/
  • Hyphenation: bins

Contraction

bins

  1. Contraction of bin es.
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Daumerlings Wanderschaft”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 1‎, 5th edition, pages 263–264:
      Doch seine Freiheit dauerte nicht lange, auf dem freien Feld, kam es einem Fuchs in den Weg, der schnappte es in Gedanken auf. „Ei, Herr Fuchs,“ riefs Schneiderlein, „ich bins ja, der in eurem Hals steckt, laßt mich wieder frei.“
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Swedish

Noun

bins

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bi
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