Meanings
nounash pan (plural ash pans)
plural ash pans
- A metal pan or tray to catch and retain ashes.
To prevent these cinders from being lost, and also to prevent dust from being raised, by sweeping up and carrying away the ashes, what is called an ash-pan is often placed on the hearth between these fire jambs, immediately beneath the grate.
1839, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopædia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture
Translations
Catalan cendrera
- cendrerapan to catch ashes
Dutch asla
- aslapan to catch ashes
French cendrier
- cendrierpan to catch ashes
Greek τεφροδόχη
- τεφροδόχη (tefrodóchi)pan to catch ashes
Polish popielnik
- popielnikpan to catch ashes
Cite this entry
APA
ash pan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pan
MLA
“ash pan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ash pan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ash%20pan.
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