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Ashtray

//ˈæʃ.tɹeɪ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars.

    "Near-synonym: ash stand"

  2. 2
    a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To use an ashtray. transitive

    "to ashtray a cigarette"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Germanic *trawją Proto-West Germanic *trawi Old English trēġ Middle English trey English tray English ashtray From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.? Proto-Germanic *askǭ Proto-West Germanic *askā Old English æsce Middle English asshe English ash Proto-Germanic *trawją Proto-West Germanic *trawi Old English trēġ Middle English trey English tray English ashtray From ash + tray. Compare German Aschenbecher.

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