RUBBIDGE, RUB'BISH, noun [from rub; properly, that which is rubbed off; but not now used in this limited sense.] 1. Fragments of buildings; broken or imperfect pieces of any structure; ruins. He saw the towns one half in rubbish lie. 2. Waste or rejected matter; any thing worthless. 3. Mingled mass; confusion.
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