Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
pedal bin
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ There are potentially more germs on a dishcloth than there are in an average pedal bin - so disinfect cloths regularly.
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Pedal bin
A pedal bin is a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal. Lillian Moller Gilbreth invented this in the 1920s, for the disposal of kitchen waste, being a busy mother of twelve.
Usage examples of "pedal bin".
He looked over to the waitress, and watched as she flipped open the pedal bin, took out a handful of rib-bones, and arranged them on a large white plate.
Undersides of the wall cupboards, just the right height for Godwin the cripple - twelve twenty-one - the stove, the pedal bin, dust and dead flies and a mummified spider on top of the wall cupboards.