Meanings
noundustpan and brush (plural dustpans and brushes or dustpan and brushes)
plural dustpans and brushes · plural dustpan and brushes
- A matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).
As my tone admitted of no excuses, he said, “Yes, sir,” and ran off to fetch his dustpan and brushes.
1910 August-September, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer, Harper's Magazine
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 畚斗刷子套裝 /畚斗刷子套装
- 畚斗刷子套裝 /畚斗刷子套装 (běndǒu shuāzi tàozhuāng)set of matching brush and pan for housework
Finnish rikkalapio ja -harja, rikkalapio ja rikkaharja
- rikkalapio ja -harjaset of matching brush and pan for housework
- rikkalapio ja rikkaharjaset of matching brush and pan for housework
German Schaufel und Besen, Handfeger und Schaufel
- Schaufel und Besenset of matching brush and pan for housework
- Handfeger und Schaufelset of matching brush and pan for housework
- Handfeger und Kehrblechset of matching brush and pan for housework
- Kehrsetset of matching brush and pan for housework
Cite this entry
APA
dustpan and brush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustpan%20and%20brush
MLA
“dustpan and brush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustpan%20and%20brush. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dustpan and brush,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dustpan%20and%20brush.
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