Meaning & use
Bing
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A heap or pile, especially of ore, coal, or potatoes (chiefly British and Scottish dialect).
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Miners left the waste rock in a bing beside the shaft.
Farmers stored the potato crop in a large bing over winter.
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A dialect word most common in Scotland and northern England, distinct from the unrelated modern search-engine brand.
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