ashpit

[ ash-pit ]

noun
  1. a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.

Origin of ashpit

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; ash1 + pit1

Words Nearby ashpit

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How to use ashpit in a sentence

  • Meanwhile the police court seems to me as necessary a part of our equipment as a sewage works or an ashpit.

    The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott Parry
  • It is composed of a double cylinder of copper or cast-iron l, l, having a grate b (see plan), an ashpit at d (section).

  • Children—and sometimes old children—think that a little hag resides in the ashpit beside the fire.

  • You was starin' up at the sky at a lark—I was going to the ashpit—and I heard you say softly to yourself, 'Bird, thou never wert.'

    Dimbie and I--and Amelia | Mabel Barnes-Grundy
  • Oak drew a slow breath, looked sadly into the bright ashpit, and seemed lost in thoughts not of the most hopeful hue.