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hin

/ˈhɪn/ noun

Latin root: hin Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about hin at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons.

Origin

From Middle English hin, from Latin hin, from Hebrew הִין, from Egyptian h:n-nw-w-W22 (hnw, “jar, unit of liquid volume”).

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