wastecan

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[ay] 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.