Ash fall
a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption.
the deposit produced by such an event.
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- Ash gray
pale gray resembling the color of ashes. Historical Examples ash gray is given for 30 pounds of woollen stuff, by one pound of gall-nuts, 1⁄2 lib. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines Andrew Ure These flies are of an ash gray color, with the head silvery, and a rusty black stripe between the eyes, […]
- Ashman
a person who collects and disposes of , garbage, and refuse. Historical Examples Mr. ashman’s main prayer was a most touching one and it moved many in the congregation to tears. The Comstock Club Charles Carroll Goodwin The ashman was raising a can of ashes above his head to dump the contents into his cart, […]
- Ashpit
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of . Historical Examples There is a heavy hand-hewn stone sink and a copper caldron with its own firebox and ashpit. Seaport in Virginia Gay Montague Moore His having lived six months in ashpit Place was a case […]