dustcart
British and Irish English for a refuse or garbage truck — the vehicle that collects household rubbish.
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British and Irish English for a refuse or garbage truck — the vehicle that collects household rubbish. The word comes from an era when household ash and dust from coal fires was the primary waste collected. It is the standard term in the UK and Ireland, equivalent to American 'garbage truck' or 'trash truck'.
The dustcart comes on Wednesday mornings, so bins need to be out the night before.
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(UK, Irish) A vehicle for collecting refuse.
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(British) A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed.
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(Ireland, Commonwealth) A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can.
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