Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rubbish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rubbish \Rub"bish\, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally
an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably
in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff,
goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl.
of rubble. See {Robe}, and cf. {Rubble}.]
Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless
stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or
fallen buildings; ruins; d['e]bris.
What rubbish and what offal! --Shak.
he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. --Dryden.
{Rubbish pulley}. See {Gin block}, under {Gin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rubbish \Rub"bish\, a.
Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish;
trashy. --De Quincey.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rubbish
n 1: worthless material that is discarded [syn: {trash}]
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {tripe}, {trumpery},
{trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
v : attack strongly
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