Etymology
Origin of ashcan
Example Sentences
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The 1940s sundered the 20th century, dispatching an entire global framework and any number of abiding social orders to the ashcan of history.
From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2018
Even the ashcan colors and chiaroscuro lighting brighten.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2011
It was swept up and dropped in an ashcan and there the eldest of the Martins' four children, a lively, questing, eleven-year-old named Shirley Anne, found it.
From Time Magazine Archive
It looks like a light private plane with a bulky ashcan suspended under each wing, and helicopter skids instead of wheels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul thought it time to beat a silent retreat in the direction of the ashcan he had selected as his cover.
From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.
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