dustpan

American

[duhst-pan] / ˈdʌstˌpæn /

noun

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

dustpan British

/ ˈdʌstˌpæn /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

dustpans

plural

Etymology

Origin of dustpan

First recorded in 1775–85; dust + pan ¹

Example Sentences

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Item: Dustpan and Broom Price: $34 Does it spark joy?:

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2019

Dustpan in one hand, broom nowhere to be seen.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

For clearly the leader-writer of the Dustpan was a bolder and more martial man.

From Waiting for Daylight by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)

Dustpan after dustpan full of dirt was gathered up and tossed into the lake.

From The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Aldridge, Janet

The Dustpan Society will meet on Wednesday next, and parade in the upper story of the Club House.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May

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