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ASH-PAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ash-pan mean?
• ASH-PAN (noun)
The noun ASH-PAN has 1 sense:
1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
Familiarity information: ASH-PAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ash-pan" is a kind of...):
receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)
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