dustpan

[ duhst-pan ]

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

Origin of dustpan

1
First recorded in 1775–85; dust + pan1

Words Nearby dustpan

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How to use dustpan in a sentence

  • One day he and some of his roommates were cleaning their room and one of the guys threw the dustpan out into the hall.

  • 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • As no one had anything to offer in explanation, Peggy went to find the dustpan and was absent for some minutes.

    Peggy Raymond's Vacation | Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith
  • "I believe you, that it's spoiled," said Isabelle carelessly, dropping it into the dustpan.

    Rough-Hewn | Dorothy Canfield
  • Tommy had gotten a broom and a dustpan and was already raising a cloud of dust by her efforts at sweeping.

  • The girl, with no excuse for lingering, reluctantly gathered up her broom and dustpan, and departed.

    North of Fifty-Three | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • "You'll never guess what 'e said then," said Mrs. Silk dropping her dustpan and brush and gazing at the hearth.

British Dictionary definitions for dustpan

dustpan

/ (ˈdʌstˌpæn) /


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

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