blin

[ blin ]

noun

, Russian Cooking.

1. singular of blini.

blin

/ blɪn /

adjective

1. See blind
   a Scot word for blind

Word History and Origins

Origin of blin¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian; Old Russian blinŭ, by dissimilation from mlinŭ, noun derivative from base of Russian molótʾ “to grind,” mélʾnitsa “mill”; mill ¹

Example Sentences

De kin' what makes de lame fer to walk, and de blin' fer to see, an' de daid fer to riz up outen their daid col' graves.

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Then she had ordered Blin to clean it, which the latter did, scrubbing it out with sand and ashes.

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In 1801, Lebon was called to Paris, as attache in the service of Blin, engineer in chief of pavements.

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Miss Blin knew it perfectly well without being told; but she wouldn't have pretended that she did, for all the world.

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Aunt Blin pulled the paper off with one hand, holding Bartholomew fast under the other arm.

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