hin

[hin]

noun

an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).

Origin of hin

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin (Vulgate) < Greek (Septuagint) < Hebrew hīn < Egyptian hnw a liquid measure, literally, jar

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Historical Examples of hin

Hin an' out then yer may go as yer pleases; there'll be naught to interfere.
Sue, A Little Heroine
L. T. Meade
But 'tis jest equal sartin as a magistrate 'ud bring you hin guilty.
Sue, A Little Heroine
L. T. Meade
To which he replied, “I didn't say hin a hague hin, I says Hand her hague hin.”
Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration
Ernest Giles
But hall the more call for a hescort if they should ev it hin their mawnds to gow.
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
George Bernard Shaw
Bit hawbitrairy, preps; but hin a genlmn you looks for sich.
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for hin

hin

noun

a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 12 pints or 3.5 litres

Word Origin for hin

from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew hīn, from Egyptian hnw

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Word Origin and History for hin

pron.

Old English hine, accusative of he; replaced by dative him in early Middle English; cognate with German ihn. Surviving somewhat in s.w. English and Kentish dialect.