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trash can

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noun
  1. a container for the disposal of dry waste matter.
Compare garbage can.
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Related Words for trash can

dustbin, wastebasket, skip, ashcan

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Historical Examples of trash can

  • Perry slowly set down the ice-cream cone on the lid of the trash-can beside him.

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    Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for trash can

trash can

noun
  1. a US name for dustbin Also called: ash can, garbage can
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