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English → English (gcide) Definition: Rubbish pulley 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['e]bris. [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]