dustpan

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dustpan

  • /ˈdʌstpæn/

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From dust + pan.

noun dustpans

  1. A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom. When she got downstairs, she would find the house tidy, but dirty. She could not rest until she had thoroughly cleaned; so she went down to the ash-pit with her dustpan.

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noun flat scoop for assembling dust

Españolrecogedor
한국어쓰레받기 sseurebatgi
日本語塵取り chiritori
中文簸箕 bòjī, 畚箕 běnjī, 垃圾鏟 /垃圾铲 lājīchǎn
हिन्दीकूड़े का तसला kūṛe kā taslā
Portuguêspá de lixo
Françaispelle, pelle de ménage, pelle à ordures, pelle à poussière
DeutschKehrblech, Kehrschaufel, Kutterschaufel
Italianopaletta, paletta della spazzatura
Ελληνικάφαράσι farási
Românăfăraș
Русскийсово́к sovók
Tiếng Việtki, ki hốt rác, đồ hốt rác
العربيةمِجْرَفَة mijrafa, مَجْرُود majrūd, لَقَّاطَة laqqāṭa
עבריתיָעֶה ya'é

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@misc{dustpan_2026,
  title = {dustpan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dustpan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}