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ashbox

ashbox noun: a container for ashes.

Noun

ashbox (plural ashboxes)

  1. A container for ashes.
    • In Bishop’s Waltham house refuse is removed by contract, under the supervision of the District Council; each house has an ashbox, the man goes round twice a week, empties the ashboxes, and takes the refuse right away, in a covered cart, early in the morning.1914, Rural District of Droxford. Annual Reports of the Medical Officer of Health and Sanitary Inspector for the Year Ended December 31st, 1913., Winchester, Hants.: Jacob and Johnson, […], page 9
    • Just for the sake of example, here is a list of a few places that currency has been found: in the ashboxes of old stoves and furnaces, […]1972, Karl von Mueller [pseudonym; Charles Dean Miller], The Treasure Hunter’s Manual, 7th edition, Dallas, Tex.: Ram Publishing Company, →LCCN, page 42

Forms of ashbox

pluralashboxes

Origin of ashbox

From ash + box.

Questions about ashbox

What does ashbox mean?
Ashbox means a container for ashes.
What part of speech is ashbox?
Ashbox is a noun.
What is the plural of ashbox?
The plural of ashbox is ashboxes.

Words near ashbox in the dictionary

  1. ashbins
  2. AShBM
  3. AShBMs
  4. Ashbourne
  5. Ashbournes
  6. ashbox
  7. ashboxes
  8. Ashbrook
  9. Ashbrooks
  10. Ashburn
  11. Ashburner

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