hins

hin

[hin]
noun
an ancient hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).

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

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hin (hɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 12 pints or 3.5 litres
 
[from Late Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew hīn, from Egyptian hnw]

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Hins is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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