He chain-lit a fresh cigarette and flicked the old butt, still smouldering, into the steel ash-can beside his drawing table.
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Ashcan
Synonyms for "ashcan" (10 found)
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8 translations across 6 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- asbak noun (container for ashes)
- vuilnisemmer noun (container for ashes)
French
2 entries- cendrier noun (container for ashes)
- poubelle noun (container for ashes)
Galician
1 entries- borralleira noun (container for ashes)
Greek
1 entries- σκουπιδοτενεκές noun (container for ashes)
Polish
1 entries- kubeł na popiół noun (container for ashes)
Portuguese
1 entries- cinzeiro noun (container for ashes)
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