Offal vs Garbage - What's the difference?
offal | garbage | Synonyms |
The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.
A dead body.
Carrion.
That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.
Food waste material of any kind.
Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
A place or receptacle for waste material.
Nonsense; gibberish.
(often, attributively) Something or someone worthless.
* 2009 , David R. Portney, 129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips , ISBN 9780967851488,
(obsolete) To eviscerate.
* 1674 , , ''The Passenger Pigeon , 1907, The Outing Publishing Company):
As nouns the difference between offal and garbage
is that offal is the rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal while garbage is {{cx|obsolete|lang=en}} The bowels of an animal; refuse parts of flesh; offal.As a verb garbage is
to eviscerate.offal
English
Noun
(-)Derived terms
* offalistSee also
* gibletsgarbage
English
Alternative forms
* garbidgeNoun
(-)- Garbage is collected on Tuesdays; rubbish on Fridays
- The garbage truck collects all residential municipal waste.
- He threw the newspaper into the garbage .
p. 8:
- Forget about that garbage advice to “act natural”.
Synonyms
* junk, refuse, rubbish, trash, waste * See alsoAntonyms
* artifact, asset, catch, find, prize, recyclable, resource, treasure, valuableDerived terms
* garbage bag * garbage bin * garbage can * garbage collect * garbage collector * garbage collection * garbage disposal * garbage dump * * garbage man * garbage mitt * garbage scow * garbage time * garbage truck * garbo * garbologistVerb
(garbag)- I have bought at Boston a dozen Pidgeons ready pulled and garbidged for three pence.