ASHPAN

Etymology

Noun

ashpan (plural ashpans)

A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars

A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.

(rail) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.

Anagrams

• hanaps

Source: Wiktionary



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