"dust box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dust boxes [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese ダストボックス, from English dust + box. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|ダストボックス}} Calque of Japanese ダストボックス, {{der|en|en|dust}} English dust, {{m|en|box}} box Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust box (plural dust boxes)
  1. (Japan) waste bin, trash can Tags: Japan

Inflected forms

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