ashpit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ashpit
Example Sentences
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At this time people burned their rubbish and deposited the ash in ashpit privies in the back yard wall for collection.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2018
Gabler’s edition eliminated the ashpit period — then replaced it not long after Kidd made a ruckus.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
But Polly climbed into the ashpit and grubbed them up again.
From Bosom Friends A Seaside Story by Brazil, Angela
He knew that here he was not on his own ashpit, as they say in the Five Towns.
From The Regent by Bennett, Arnold
Draught is regulated in the ashpit by opening or closing the bottom door of the furnace and by the damper on the smoke shaft.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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