Definition of ashtray
:a receptacle for tobacco ashes and for cigar and cigarette butts
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A tough lady who would hit you with an ashtray, lamp, anything, as soon as not.
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And there's room at the bar with large ashtrays and an array of fine wines, craft beers and liquor to choose from.
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The straightest line to the door was through their now empty seating area, which gave me a chance to empty Brezhnev’s ashtray into my pocket.
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Tyler said, walking across a small, decaying house wedged against a mountain and strewn with dirty dishes, soda cans and ashtrays.
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Since the ashtrays were installed, there has been a 60 percent reduction in cigarette litter on those beaches, said Hannah Deadman, communications coordinator for Loggerhead Marine Life Center, a non-profit sea turtle hospital in Juno Beach.
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There’s an ashtray from the Burger King in Kalamazoo, Mich., where Elvis Presley was spotted after his death.
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The table holds an old Velvet pipe and cigarette tobacco can and a sizable ashtray.
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Who knows, maybe by sticking around, Dimon will be able to convince Trump to change his mind about treating the Earth like an ashtray.
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First Known Use of ashtray
1851
ASHTRAY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of ashtray for English Language Learners
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: a small dish or other small container that is used for throwing away used cigarettes and cigars and their ashes
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