Rubbish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rubbish	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Rubbish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rubbish n worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish, trash, scrap] nonsensical talk or writing Synonym(s): folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop v attack strongly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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[82]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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rubbish \Rub"bish\, a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. --De Quincey.