ashpan means A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.
noun
- A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
- A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
- A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.“They have been fitted with a complete rocking grate and a hopper ashpan so that the ashes can be released without the necessity for a man to go underneath the engine.”