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dustpans

dustpans is the plural of dustpan.

Meaning of dustpan

Noun

dustpan (plural dustpans)

  1. A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
    • When she got downstairs, she would find the house tidy, but dirty. She could not rest until she had thoroughly cleaned; so she went down to the ash-pit with her dustpan.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC

Phrases with dustpans

Questions about dustpans

What is dustpans the plural of?
Dustpans is the plural of dustpan.

Words near dustpans in the dictionary

  1. dustpan
  2. dustpan and brush
  3. dustpan and brushes
  4. dustpanful
  5. dustpanfuls
  6. dustpans
  7. dustpans and brushes
  8. dustpansful
  9. dustpeople
  10. dustperson
  11. dustpersons

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