ashpan

See also: ash pan

English

Etymology

ash +‎ pan

Noun

ashpan (plural ashpans)

1. A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
2. A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
3. (rail transport) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.

References

• “ash pan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• hanaps