n. 1. Any waste thing or substance; as: (a) Waste land or common land. [ Obs. ] Carew. (b) A profligate. [ Prov. Eng. ] (c) A neglected child; a street Arab. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks, china, etc. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]