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dustpan /ˈdʌs(t)pan /nounA flat handheld receptacle into which dust and waste can be swept from the floor: a dustpan and brush...- We called in at a discount store on the way home but we weren't really in the mood for shopping and nothing there appealed to us except a dustpan and brush for sweeping up all those cat hairs.
- This year, without making a conscious decision, I've been sweeping ants carefully into dustpans and removing them to the back yard.
- The concrete steps didn't look too bad when I started, but by the time I was done, my dustpan held a dust bunny that was truly frightening.
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