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dustpan

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dust·pan  (dstpn)
n.
A short-handled pan or scoop into which dust is swept.
dustpan
Noun
a short-handled shovel into which dust is swept from floors
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dustpandustpan - the quantity that a dustpan will hold
dustpanful
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.dustpan - a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Translations
Spanish dustpan [ˈdʌstpæn] n → cogedor m
French dustpan [ˈdʌstpæn] dust n → pelle f à poussière
German dustpan [ˈdʌstpæn] dust n → Kehrschaufel f, Müllschaufel f
Italian dustpan [ˈdʌstpæn] n → pattumiera
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When she had exhausted a torrent of such inquiries, she threw a candlestick at Joe, burst into a loud sobbing, got out the dustpan - which was always a very bad sign - put on her coarse apron, and began cleaning up to a terrible extent.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
The DUSTPAN SOCIETY will meet on Wednesday next, and parade in the upper story of the Club House.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
She liked to listen of a morning to the sound of Nutty busy in the next room with a broom and a dustpan, for in the simple lexicon of Flack's there was no such word as 'help'.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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