ashpan

See also: ash pan

English

Etymology

ash +‎ pan

Noun

ashpan (plural ashpans)

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

References

“ash pan” (US) / “ash pan” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

hanaps

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