Ash-hopper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ash-hopper is a noun meaning (US, historical) A cask filled with ash used to produce lye, which would be leached out by water (especially rainwater).
Meaning
(US, historical) A cask filled with ash used to produce lye, which would be leached out by water (especially rainwater).
Example Sentences
There was an ash-hopper by the fence, and an iron pot, for soft-soap-boiling, near it.
Word Forms
- ash-hoppers
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