ashcan

noun [C]

/ˈæʃ.kæn/ US

Definition

› old-fashioned for dustbinContainers for waste

(Definition of ashcan noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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