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the humble shovel that admits defeat against that one stubborn line of dust.
means A flat-bladed tray, usually with a short handle, into which you sweep dirt and debris with a broom for easy disposal.
from A plain compound of "dust" and "pan," both old Germanic-rooted English words — "dust" tracing back to Old English "dūst," and "pan" to Old English "panne." The two were simply bolted together to name the obvious thing: a pan for dust. The earliest recorded uses appear a few centuries ago, once swept-up debris needed somewhere to go.
- patent year
- T.E. McKinney patented an improved version in 1858
- that gray line
- the leftover ridge has no official name
- lobby clergy
- some Buddhist monks sweep daily as meditation practice
- long-handled kin
- upright versions exist purely to save your knees
for instance
bissell dustpan with brush — household cleaning tool sold in millions since the 1980s, standard in most homes