What does "garbage" mean?
Garbage: Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Grainger.
Additional senses
- 2.To strip of the bowels; to clean. "Pilchards . . . are garbaged." Holland.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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