Associations to the word «Ashcan»
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Wiktionary
ASHCAN, noun. A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin.
ASHCAN, noun. (US) (slang) A kind of large firecracker.
ASHCAN, adjective. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
ASHCAN, adjective. Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.
Dictionary definition
ASHCAN, noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.