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Ashcan

adj, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art. not-comparable
  2. 2
    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. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
  2. 2
    a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    A kind of large firecracker. US, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash. informal, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ash + can.

Etymology 2

From ash + can.

Etymology 3

From ash + can.

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