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ashcan

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ash·can or ash can  (shkn)
n.
1. A large, usually metal receptacle for trash.
2. Slang A depth charge.
3. Slang A powerful cylindrical firecracker.
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Noun1.ashcanashcan - a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
bin - a container; usually has a lid
Translations
ashcan [ˈæʃkæn] n (US) → cubo or bote m (LAM) de la basura


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Many of the early 'motion photographers' were actually artists or photographers who worked at newspapers and were heavily influenced by the painters of that period, including Impressionistic, Realistic, and even the new-style American Ashcan School that focused on urban subject matter and the ways," she says.
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The fact that they are trampled to dust and treated with contempt by power centers does not mean that these values and institutions should be tossed into the ashcan of history.
 
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