Ashcan

Origin

ash + can

Full definition of ashcan

Noun

1. A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin.
2. (US, slang) A kind of large firecracker.

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
2. Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.