About The Word Rubbish
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Rubbish
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What's The Definition Of Rubbish?
[n] nonsensical talk or writing
[n] worthless material that is discarded [v] attack strongly Synonyms | Synonyms for Rubbish: applesauce | codswallop | folderol | trash | trash | tripe | trumpery | wish-wash Related Terms | Find terms related to Rubbish: See Also | assail | assault | attack | debris | detritus | drivel | dust | junk | lash out | litter | round | rubble | snipe | waste | waste material | waste matter | waste product Rubbish In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
\Rub"bish\, a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. --De Quincey. |
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