Dustpan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dustpan \dust"pan`\ (d[u^]st"p[a^]n`), n.
     A shovel-like utensil with a short handle used for conveying
     away dust brushed from the floor.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dustpan
       n 1: the quantity that a dustpan will hold [syn: {dustpanful}]
       2: a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept