dustpan

[ duhst-pan ]

/ ˈdʌstˌpæn /

noun

a short-handled shovellike utensil into which dust is swept for removal.

Nearby words

dusting powder, dusting-powder, dustman, dustoff, dustoor, dustpan, dustproof, dustsheet, dustup, dusty, dusty clover

Origin of dustpan

First recorded in 1775–85; dust + pan¹

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Examples from the Web for dustpan

One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This left her boss, the commander in chief, to hand his nine-iron to the caddy and grimly ask for broom and dustpan.
Too Big to Succeed|Christopher Buckley|January 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Three innocent craft smashed up because the housemaid left the dustpan on the stairs.
Once Aboard The Lugger|Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
The Rehab is the violin of Palestine, and in appearance almost suggests to European eyes a dustpan and brush.
Chatterbox, 1906|Various

In sheer weariness she fell into a doze, and woke at the sound of dustpan and broom.
The Return|Walter de la Mare
This was supported on the one side by a dustpan and brush, on the other by a pair of elastic-sided boots.
The Witch Doctor and other Rhodesian Studies|Frank Worthington
For clearly the leader-writer of the Dustpan was a bolder and more martial man.
Waiting for Daylight|Henry Major Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for dustpan

dustpan

/ (ˈdʌstˌpæn) /

noun

a short-handled hooded shovel into which dust is swept from floors, etc

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