"rubbage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɹʌbɪd͡ʒ/ [General-American], /ˈɹə-/ [General-American] Forms: rubbages [plural]
Etymology: Possibly from rubb(ish) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||age|pos2=suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance}} + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of collection or appurtenance) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} rubbage (usually uncountable, plural rubbages)
  1. (now dialectal) Alternative form of rubbish Tags: alt-of, alternative, dialectal, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: rubbish

Inflected forms

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