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ashtrays

[ash-trey] Origin

ash·tray

[ash-trey]
noun
a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers.

Origin:
1885–90; ash1 + tray
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Ashtrays is always a great word to know.
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ashtray
1887, from ash (1) + tray.
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