dustpan
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- noun
- /ˈdʌstˌpæn/
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recogedor
- The dustpan is in the cupboard next to the broom.
- broom and dustpan
- dustpan and brush
- empty the dustpan
But I'm also not above going in the back, finding the dustpan and brush and brushing it up myself, because I will.
- But I'm also not above going in the back, finding the dustpan and brush and brushing it up myself, because I will.
- This purchase wasn't like a wreck with AW the Oxo good grips any angle broom silver with a with a dustpan.
Examples
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She held the dustpan steady while he swept the crumbs into it.
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After sweeping the floor, I used the dustpan to collect the dirt.
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Your father left the dustpan on the floor.
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Just give me the dustpan.
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Find the bucket and the dustpan, or whatever tools you need to get it done.
Blog text (15) -
After she'd sufficiently recovered, she went into the kitchen for the dustpan to clean up the broken glass.
Fiction book (1992) -
Jimmy held the dustpan for her, and they bobbed around in time.
Fiction book (1999) -
Alice got a broom and a dustpan from the kitchen and swept up the tobacco and ashes.
Fiction book (1996) -
The woman moves the broom again, swishing dirt into the dustpan.
Fiction book (2002) -
My sister scooped up the broken shards of the mug with the broom and dustpan.
Fiction book (2001)
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Etymology
Dustpan is made of the simple parts dust ('small dirt') and pan ('shallow container'), giving the clear image of a small pan used to catch dust while you sweep. So a dustpan is literally a pan for dust, the flat tool you use to collect dirt from the floor.