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Noun: dustpan  'dús(t),pan
  1. A short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept
    "She used a broom and dustpan to clean up the broken glass"
     
  2. The quantity that a dustpan will hold
    "He swept up a dustpan of broken glass";
    - dustpanful

Derived forms: dustpans

Type of: containerful, receptacle

Encyclopedia: Dustpan