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hin

n. countable
C2 Proficiency UK //hˈɪn// hin

n. a very small amount of something. It is an old-fashioned word that people used to describe a tiny bit of food or drink.

n. a very small quantity or amount of something. Primarily used in the phrase 'a little hin of wine' and found in older literary or dialectal contexts.


SIMPLE

He drank a little hin of wine.

CONTEXTUAL

The old sailor told a story about drinking a little hin of rum after a long day at sea.

COMPLEX

The poet used the phrase 'a little hin of wine' to evoke a sense of modest celebration and quiet reflection in the final stanza of the ballad.

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