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Dustpan

//ˈdʌstpæn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

    "When she got downstairs, she would find the house tidy, but dirty. She could not rest until she had thoroughly cleaned; so she went down to the ash-pit with her dustpan."

  2. 2
    a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept wordnet
  3. 3
    the quantity that a dustpan will hold wordnet

Etymology

From dust + pan.

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