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dustpan and brush

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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).

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 畚斗刷子套裝 /畚斗刷子套装 (běndǒu shuāzi tàozhuāng) — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • Finnish: rikkalapio ja -harja — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • Finnish: rikkalapio ja rikkaharja — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • German: Schaufel und Besen — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • German: Handfeger und Schaufel — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • German: Handfeger und Kehrblech — set of matching brush and pan for housework
  • German: Kehrset — set of matching brush and pan for housework