The Collaborative International Dictionary
ash-pan
ash-pan \ash-pan\ n. 1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed.
WordNet
ash-pan
n. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed
Usage examples of "ash-pan".
First she poured the oil over the fragments of paper in the ash-pan, then with the wick she set fire to the whole compromising correspondence.