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.
a. Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish; trashy. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]