'Rubbish' definitions:

Definition of 'rubbish'

(from WordNet)
noun
Worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish, trash, scrap]
noun
Nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop]
verb
Attack strongly

Definition of 'Rubbish'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • What rubbish and what offal! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Rubbish pulley. See Gin block, under Gin. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rubbish'

From: GCIDE
  • Rubbish \Rub"bish\, a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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