Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Garbage \Gar"bage\ (?; 48), n. [OE. also garbash, perh. orig.,
   that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. garber to make
   fine, neat, OHG. garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E.
   garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, fr. garble; or cf. OF.
   garbage tax on sheaves, E. garb sheaf.]
   Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or
   vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless,
   disgusting, or loathsome. --Grainger.

Garbage \Gar"bage\, v. t.
   To strip of the bowels; to clean. ``Pilchards . . . are
   garbaged.'' --Holland.

Source : WordNet®

garbage
     n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {refuse}, {food
          waste}, {scraps}]
     2: a worthless message [syn: {drivel}]
     3: a receptacle where garbage is discarded; "she tossed the
        moldy bread into the garbage"