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ashpan

The English word “ashpan” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
  2. A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
  3. A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.

Etymology

From ash + pan.

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