"dustpan and brush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dustpans and brushes [plural], dustpan and brushes [plural]
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  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). Categories (topical): Cleaning Related terms: fireside set Translations (set of matching brush and pan for housework): rikkalapio ja -harja (Finnish), rikkalapio ja rikkaharja (Finnish), Schaufel und Besen (German), Handfeger und Schaufel (German), Handfeger und Kehrblech (German), Kehrset [neuter] (German)

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