Fireplace debris trays
Ashpans are the metal trays that sit beneath a fireplace grate or stove to catch falling ash.
They slide out for easy disposal of accumulated debris: He emptied the ashpans before laying a new fire.
The term appears in historical contexts of coal-burning locomotives and domestic heating.
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Fireplace debris trays
Ashpans are the metal trays that sit beneath a fireplace grate or stove to catch falling ash.
They slide out for easy disposal of accumulated debris: He emptied the ashpans before laying a new fire.
The term appears in historical contexts of coal-burning locomotives and domestic heating.
1. stove — woodstove, Enclosed firebox for heating; hearth (Fireplace floor area); fireplace (Indoor structure for burning); grate (Framework of metal bars); cinder · ember · cleanout · drawer · tray · combustion · kindling · flue · damper · chimney
2. locomotive — firebox, Fuel-burning enclosure; grate (Framework of metal bars); clinker (Fused coal residue); cinder (Combustion residue fragment); steam engine · tender · boiler · fireman · stoker · damper · coal · slag · railcar · hopper
combustion cycle positionashpans ≠ coal scuttles Containers for solid fuel; kindling · fireboxes · grates
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/ashpans