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dustpan and brush

dustpan and brush noun: a matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).

Noun

dustpan and brush (plural dustpans and brushes or dustpan and brushes)

  1. A matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).
    • As my tone admitted of no excuses, he said, “Yes, sir,” and ran off to fetch his dustpan and brushes.1910 August-September, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer, Harper's Magazine

Forms of dustpan and brush

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Questions about dustpan and brush

What does dustpan and brush mean?
Dustpan and brush means a matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).
What part of speech is dustpan and brush?
Dustpan and brush is a noun.
What is the plural of dustpan and brush?
The plural of dustpan and brush is dustpans and brushes.

Words near dustpan and brush in the dictionary

  1. dustore
  2. dustores
  3. dustout
  4. dustouts
  5. dustpan
  6. dustpan and brush
  7. dustpan and brushes
  8. dustpanful
  9. dustpanfuls
  10. dustpans
  11. dustpans and brushes

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