ashcan
[ ash-kan ]
Origin of ashcan
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How to use ashcan in a sentence
Won't this pure light armor of the Lassans knock your beam for a row of ashcans?
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattBy dawn he would very likely be crumpled among the ashcans and refuse in any dark alley.
Shock Treatment | Stanley MullenIn a house, ashcans will usually be kept in the cellar convenient to the furnace.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale Gilman
British Dictionary definitions for ash can
ash can
noun
a US word for dustbin Also called: garbage can, ash bin, trash can
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