hin
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
Origin of hin
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How to use hin in a sentence
Saxo has mistaken a title hnggvanbaugi for a father's name, (hins) hnggva Baugs "(son of the) covetous Baug."
Beowulf | R. W. ChambersThere was not left per man more than ten k'hommers of wheat, three hins of millet, and twelve betzas of dried fruit.
Salammbo | Gustave FlaubertAnd my cellar is full of wather, and my hins will all be drowned intirely if it ain't fixed.
Jokes For All Occasions | AnonymousBut bedad, Winnie, if thim hins there don't prisintly take to layin' a thrifle, it's in a tight houle we'll be ourselves.
Strangers at Lisconnel | Barlow JaneI would bet a sack of potatoes to a bag of meal that one o' thim very hins is afther layin' an egg, by the cluck of her!
Terry | Rosa Mulholland
British Dictionary definitions for hin
/ (hɪn) /
a Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 12 pints or 3.5 litres
Origin of hin
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