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Definition of Ashbin
1. Noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
Generic synonyms: Bin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ashbin
Literary usage of Ashbin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Refuse Destructors by M. Inst. C.E. Charles Jones, Charles Jones (1894)
"I adopt, then, provisionally, this figure of 4 cwt. per head per annum as the
average yield of ashbin refuse in a town or district with a complete water ..."
2. The Electrical Engineer (1893)
"G. Forbe» hai called special attention—that is, town or ashbin refuse. In addition
to ordinary sewage, which is got rid of in well-known ways, ..."
3. The Collection and Disposal of Municipal Waste by William Francis Morse (1908)
"Two main reasons may be indicated for converting ashbin refuse into fuel: (1)
Crude refuse is a nuisance, which may be abated by subjection to fire. ..."
4. Public Health by Society of Community Medicine (Great Britain), Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene (Great Britain), Society of Medical Officers of Health, Society of Community Medicine (1899)
"thought such a house could not be certified, but the owner provided small balconies,
accessible from the scullery windows, where the ashbin could be kept ..."
5. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1892)
"The garbage and ashbin contents are dumped into a feed-hole, and thence pass by
gravity into the cells. The material is dried and heated from the main flue, ..."
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