English Explanatory Dictionary

ashpan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Word forms

ashpan ashpans

Etymology

From ash + pan.

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