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Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A cast-iron frame having one or two counterbalanced iron leaves placed in the floor of a fireplace through which ashes may be disposed of by dumping them into the ashpit in the base of the chimney.  3, record 2, English, - ash%20dump

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

An opening in the floor of a fireplace or firebox through which ashes are swept to an ashpit below.  4, record 2, English, - ash%20dump

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The ash dump (which is strictly an opening in the floor of a fireplace) is often confused with and defined as the ashpit itself.  5, record 2, English, - ash%20dump

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Ash dump: A container beneath an open fire grate into which the ashes fall and which is removed through an access hatch either on the outside of the building or in the basement.  3, record 3, English, - ash%20dump

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF

Ash dump: A labour-saving device in houses, consisting of a container beneath the fireplace, into which the ashes fall, to be removed later through a cleanout door in the cellar or outside the house.  4, record 3, English, - ash%20dump

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The ash dump is often considered as a whole rather than as a part of the ashpit and consequently defined as the ashpit itself.  2, record 3, English, - ash%20dump

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish