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dustpans and brushes

dustpans and brushes is the plural of dustpan and brush.

Meaning of dustpan and brush

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

Questions about dustpans and brushes

What is dustpans and brushes the plural of?
Dustpans and brushes is the plural of dustpan and brush.

Words near dustpans and brushes in the dictionary

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

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