ashtray

[ ash-trey ]

noun
  1. a receptacle for tobacco ashes of smokers.

Origin of ashtray

1
First recorded in 1885–90; ash1 + tray1

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British Dictionary definitions for ashtray

ashtray

/ (ˈæʃˌtreɪ) /


noun
  1. a receptacle for tobacco ash, cigarette butts, etc

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