bins
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪnz/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪnz
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of binoculars
Noun
bins
- (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.
- (slang) Eyeglasses or spectacles.
German
Alternative forms
- bin's
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɪns/
- Hyphenation: bins
Contraction
bins
- 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
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