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
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
The first was the combination of the privy with an ashpit above the surface of the ground, the ashes and excreta being mixed together, and both being removed periodically.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various
It is one which is becoming daily more difficult to deal with, especially in those large communities where the old privy and ashpit system has not been entirely abolished.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various
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