dustpan and brush
English
Noun
dustpan and brush (plural dustpans and brushes or dustpan and brushes)
- A matching dustpan and brush, manufactured and sold as a single item, and often fitting together (typically made from brass if for use with a coal fire, or of plastic for general domestic use).
- 1910 August-September, Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer, Harper's Magazine:
- As my tone admitted of no excuses, he said, “Yes, sir,” and ran off to fetch his dustpan and brushes.
Translations
set of matching brush and pan for housework
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