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
Look at that withered wreath that gleamed yesterday on some fair head, to-day flung into the ashpit or kicked about the street.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah by Maclaren, Alexander
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
"Now for the ashpit, fellows," sang out William, finally.
From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.
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