GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

last match results

Found 2 definitions

1.       
   Rubbish , 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; débris.
   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
   
         
       

2.       
   Rubbish , a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy.
   De Quincey.
   
   1913 Webster