scuttle
noun/ˈskʌtl/
/ˈskʌtl/
(also coal scuttle)
- a container with a handle, used for carrying coal and usually kept next to the fireplaceWord Originnoun late Old English scutel ‘dish, platter’, from Old Norse skutill, from Latin scutella ‘dish’.
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