ashcan

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual…

   A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.

2. 2

   A dustbin, trash can, or the like.

   • He chain-lit a fresh cigarette and flicked the old butt, still smouldering, into the steel ash-can beside his drawing table.
3. 3

   A kind of large firecracker.

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   1. 4

      To throw out like rubbish

      To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.

   2. 5

      Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.

   3. 6

      Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark,…

      Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

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