dustpan
noun/ˈdʌstpæn/
Etymology From dust + pan.
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.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- dustpan and brush, dustpanful