Meaning of ashbox | Babel Free

Definitions

A container for ashes.

Examples

“In Bishop’s Waltham house refuse is removed by contract, under the supervision of the District Council; each house has an ashbox, the man goes round twice a week, empties the ashboxes, and takes the refuse right away, in a covered cart, early in the morning.”

“Just for the sake of example, here is a list of a few places that currency has been found: in the ashboxes of old stoves and furnaces, […]”

“I caught something moving from the corner of my eye when I was out here putting rubbish in the ashbox just the other night.”

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