ashcan
English
noun
Definitions
- A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin.
- (US) A kind of large firecracker.
Etymology
Compound from English ash + English can (cylindrical metallic container, from use to polish cans and other metal objects, more less cylindrical metal container).
Origin
English
can
Gloss
cylindrical metallic container, from use to polish cans and other metal objects, more less cylindrical metal container
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ashford English
- ash English
- ash bread English
- ash cake English
- ashbin English
- ashcake English
- ashdump English
- ashen English
- ashery English
- ashfall English
- ashflow English
- ashing English
- ashless English
- ashlike English
- ashling English
- ashpan English
- ashpit English
- ashplant English
- ashtray English
- ashweed English
- ashwood English
- ashy English
- can English
- can't English
- canakin English
- candock English
- canful English
- canhouse English
- canlike English
- cann't English
- canner English
- cannery English
- cannot English
- deash English
- dunny can English
- jerrycan English
- minican English
- oilcan English
- pearlash English
- recan English
- satinash English
- shitcan English
- uncan English
- asshe Middle English
- can Middle English
- 깡통 Korean
- kanön Volapük
- ken Tok Pisin
- can
- ash
- ashy
- recan
- can't
- uncan
- deash
- ashen
- canful
- ashing
- cann't
- canner
- ashery
- ashpit
- oilcan
- cannot
- ashbin
- ashpan
- ashless
- ashdump
- minican
- ashlike
- ashcake
- ashfall
- candock
- canlike
- ashflow
- ashling
- Ashford
- ashweed
- ashwood
- shitcan
- cannery
- canakin
- ashtray
- satinash
- ashplant
- canhouse
- ash cake
- pearlash
- jerrycan
- ash bread
- dunny can