GARBAGES

Verb

garbages

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of garbage

Noun

garbages pl (plural only)

(India) Garbage; waste; refuse.

Source: Wiktionary


GARBAGE

Gar"bage (; 48), n. Etym: [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.]

Definition: Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Grainger.

Gar"bage, v. t.

Definition: To strip of the bowels; to clean. "Pilchards . . . are garbaged." Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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