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ashman

ashman noun: one employed to collect ash.

Noun

ashman (plural ashmen)

  1. (obsolete) One employed to collect ash.
    • Theoretically, occupants are expected to bring out their boxes and pans at the time the ashman's bell gives notice that his cart is passing through the street.1868, Annual report of the Metropolitan Board of Health of the State of New York
    • Through the kindness of Mrs. Francis P. Kinnicutt, Mrs. Richard Irvin and other ladies, who have made a careful canvas of the district between 8th and 80th streets in the center of the city, we learn that not less than 2852 families in that district employ private ashmen at an average expense of $2...1891, An Examination of the Subject of Street Cleaning in the City of New York
    Synonyms:
    dustman

Proper noun capitalized: Ashman

Ashman (plural Ashmans)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of ashman

Forms of ashman

Noun
pluralashmen
Proper noun
pluralAshmans

Origin of ashman

From ash + -man.

Questions about ashman

What does ashman mean?
Ashman means one employed to collect ash.
What part of speech is ashman?
Ashman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of ashman?
The plural of ashman is ashmen.

Words near ashman in the dictionary

  1. Ashluslay
  2. Ashly
  3. Ashlyn
  4. Ashlynn
  5. AShM
  6. ashman
  7. Ashmanhaugh
  8. Ashmans
  9. Ashmedai
  10. ashmen
  11. Ashmiany

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