dustpan
a short-handled shovellike utensil into which dust is swept for removal.
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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.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThis left her boss, the commander in chief, to hand his nine-iron to the caddy and grimly ask for broom and dustpan.
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 CanfieldTommy had gotten a broom and a dustpan and was already raising a cloud of dust by her efforts at sweeping.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat | Janet Aldridge
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.
At Sunwich Port, Complete | W.W. Jacobs
British Dictionary definitions for dustpan
/ (ˈdʌstˌpæn) /
a short-handled hooded shovel into which dust is swept from floors, etc
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