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waste·bas·ket
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ˈweɪstˌbæs
kɪt
,
-ˌbɑ
skɪt
/
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[
weyst
-bas-kit
,
-bah-skit
]
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noun
a standing
basket
for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc.
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Also called
wastepaper basket.
Origin:
1855–60;
waste
+
basket
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wastebasket
(ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt)
—
n
Also called (esp in Britain):
wastepaper basket
an open receptacle for paper and other dry litter
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