hin
[ hin ]
/ hɪn /
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noun
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
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Origin of hin
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin (Vulgate) <Greek (Septuagint) <Hebrew hīn<Egyptian hnw a liquid measure, literally, jar
Words nearby hin
Himmler, Heinrich, Hims, himself, Himyarite, Himyaritic, hin, hinahina, hinau, Hinault, Hinayana, Hinayanist
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British Dictionary definitions for hin
hin
/ (hɪn) /
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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