Ashpit
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A pit for the disposal of ashes.
"I hid my books in the long grass near the ashpit at the end of the garden where nobody ever came and hurried along the canal bank."
- 2 a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
Example
More examples"I hid my books in the long grass near the ashpit at the end of the garden where nobody ever came and hurried along the canal bank."
Etymology
From ash + pit.
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