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BREDB-in/ˈbredbɪn/

A breadbin is a container for keeping bread fresh in a kitchen (UK; also a bread bin). A bread board is for cutting; a cupboard is wider storage. Shared kitchens: the breadbin is labelled; other people’s food is not a snack.

Meaning

A container for keeping bread fresh in a kitchen (UK; also a bread bin).

Examples

• “The breadbin in the shared kitchen is labelled; other people’s food is not a snack.”
• “A breadbin is not a bread board; chopping on the lid still fails a food-tech hygiene check.”

Good to know

a breadbin (also a bread bin). Contrast: a bread board / a cupboard. Halls / food tech. Countable. Mix-up: a bin in UK English is also a rubbish container.

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