I. ˈgärbij, ˈgȧb-, -bēj noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English
1. archaic : the internal parts of an animal : viscera
in Newfoundland they improve their ground with the garbage of fish — John Mortimer
2. archaic : a sheaf especially of grain : fagot , bundle
all such horses … to be substantially served … in hay, garbage , and litter — Household Ordinances
3.
a. : refuse of any kind : waste
an infinite variety of industrial garbage and poisons — K.S.Dixon
b. : refuse resulting from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food : scraps
scrape the plates and take out the garbage
4. : worthless or objectionable matter put into writing or speech : trash
one publisher's idea of a fine book may be a competitor's idea of garbage — Bennett Cerf
5. : a card game in which each player is dealt five cards which he plays in a series of different games
Synonyms: see refuse
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
obsolete : to remove the entrails from : eviscerate
a turkey cock that when he was pulled and garbaged weighed thirty pounds — John Josselyn
intransitive verb
: to feed on or as if on garbage : scavenge
the finest diet won't stop a dog from garbaging — B.J.Rowles
III. noun
: inaccurate or useless data