hin

American  

[hin] / hɪn /

noun

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

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hin British  

/ hɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hin

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

Example Sentences

“We used to make fun of hin as a team because he was old,” Woods said of Pelluer, the inside linebacker who was granted a sixth season in 2018 because of an injury.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2021

Walking along East Berlin's Friedrichstrasse, looking for an American or a British flag, Mieczyslaw was stopped by a jack-booted young Volkspolizist: "Wo gehst du hin?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Rumor said that Pao fired three astrologers in a row for providinig hin with unfavorable predictions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once he shouted put: "Hi haw him hoe humhin hin hair!" meaning: "I saw him throw something in there!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Miss Nancy, do you reckon you could swap me some settin's o' hin aigs,—some your black 'Nockers?

From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Hackley, Sarah Bell