ashcan

noun

A dustbin, trash can, or the like.

A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.

(US, slang) A kind of large firecracker.

verb

(transitive, informal) To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.

Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

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