wastecan

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English

Etymology

Compound of waste +‎ can.

Noun

wastecan (plural wastecans)

  1. (uncommon) A container for holding waste; a trash can.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:waste bin
    • 1991, Dean R Koontz, Cold Fire, London : BCA, page 67:
      The only other people in sight were Tommy Weeks - a lanky maintenance man who was emptying wastecans and sweeping up - and George Fintel.