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ash pans

ash pans is the plural of ash pan.

Meaning of ash pan

Noun

ash pan (plural ash pans)

  1. A metal pan or tray to catch and retain ashes.
    • To prevent these cinders from being lost, and also to prevent dust from being raised, by sweeping up and carrying away the ashes, what is called an ash-pan is often placed on the hearth between these fire jambs, immediately beneath the grate.1839, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopædia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture

Questions about ash pans

What is ash pans the plural of?
Ash pans is the plural of ash pan.

Words near ash pans in the dictionary

  1. Ash Hill
  2. ash hole
  3. ash holes
  4. Ash Monday
  5. ash pan
  6. ash pans
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  9. ash pumpkin
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