ashbin

Fireplace waste holder

An ashbin is a container for ashes, particularly from a fireplace or coal stove.

The term is primarily British; Americans would more likely say ash can or ash bucket.

The word sometimes extends to any garbage receptacle, though dustbin is more common for general rubbish.

fireplace

cinders

Partly burned coal pieces

  • embersSmoldering fire remnants
  • sootCarbon from incomplete burning
  • charcoalBurned wood residue

hearth · grate · firebox · woodstove · coal · burnt · remains · residue · clinker · char

container

trash can

Container for refuse

canister · vessel · lid · liner · galvanized · curbside · skip · dumpster · wastebasket · coal scuttle

disposal

emptying

Removing all contents

removal · waste · debris · sweepings · discarding · housekeeping · cleaning · maintenance · refuse · rubbish

Opposites
contents/purpose

ashbindustbin

Refuse container

rubbish bin · garbage can · trash can · garbage bin · waste bin

lifecycle stage

ashbincoal scuttle

Container for solid fuel

log basket · log holder · tinder box

Family

ash, bin, ashes, ashen, ashy, bins, binned, binning, dustbin

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G