Hypertext Webster Gateway: "garbage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garbage \Gar"bage\ (?; 48), n. [OE. also garbash, perh. orig.,
that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. garber to make
fine, neat, OHG. garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E.
garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, fr. garble; or cf. OF.
garbage tax on sheaves, E. garb sheaf.]
Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or
vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless,
disgusting, or loathsome. --Grainger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garbage \Gar"bage\, v. t.
To strip of the bowels; to clean. ``Pilchards . . . are
garbaged.'' --Holland.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
garbage
n : food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {refuse}, {food
waste}, {scraps}]
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