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Meaning
Noun
●
In Containers:
A
container
for
ashes
, used in
times
past
for
accumulating
ashes
generated
from
wood
and
coal
fires
, for
eventual
disposal
elsewhere.
●
A dustbin.
●
In American English & Pyrotechnics:
A
kind of
large firecracker.
Verb
●
To
throw out
like
rubbish
; to
ditch
or trash.
Adj
●
Of or
pertaining
to the Ashcan School of American art.
●
In Copyright:
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.
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