" ash can "

 [ "ash can" ]

1: The old form of the word trash can.

  * e.g.,  ... Master Tom: Meet me by the ash can. 

 [ "Ash can" ]

1: Popular nickname for a commercially manufactured (prior to 1966) civilian version of the military M-80 firecracker or 'Simulator, Artillery, M80' and more commonly known as a Silver Salute. These now illegal firecrackers were slightly smaller in diameter (1/2" vs. 9/16") than the M-80 but of equal length (1-1/2"). They were silver in color, side-fused, and typically sporting a green colored safety fuse (visco fuse) with the words "DO NOT HOLD IN HAND" printed spirally around the outside of the casing.

  * e.g.,  ... Ash can or Silver Salute. Silver colored, 1-1/2 long, side fused, American firecracker. 

 [ "Aunt Susie's Ash Can" ]

1: Noun - A place to stick things. Usually used when trying to make a point about something.

  * e.g.,  ... Ya?!! Well you can take that and stick it in your Aunt Susie's ash can!