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Ashtray   /ˈæʃtrˌeɪ/   Listen
Ashtray

noun
1.
A receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes.





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"Ashtray" Quotes from Famous Books



... Not long enough to put me in danger, but long enough to discover to my surprise that someone had taken the trouble to repair the broken spoke. Someone must have been a perfectionist. The break was so slight that it seemed like calling in a mechanic because the ashtray in ...
— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith
... I haven't earned this," said Oakes, puffing away. He let the ash of his cigar fall delicately to the floor—another action which seemed significant to his employer. As a rule, his assistants, unless particularly pleased with themselves, used the ashtray. ...
— Death At The Excelsior • P. G. Wodehouse
... he glanced quickly around the table. There was what he needed. An ashtray with a magnet in its base to hold it to the metal edge of the table. Jason stopped shaking the dice and looked at them quizzically, then reached over and grabbed the ashtray. He dropped the base ...
— Deathworld • Harry Harrison


Words linked to "Ashtray" :   receptacle


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