Ashpit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ashpit is a noun meaning A pit for the disposal of ashes.
Meaning
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
More Meanings
- (rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
Example Sentences
I hid my books in the long grass near the ashpit at the end of the garden where nobody ever came and hurried along the canal bank.
Word Forms
- ashpits
- ash pit
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ashcan, ashpan, cesspit, ash-tray, catchpit, ash-bin.
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