单词 | garburator |
释义 | garburatorn. Chiefly Canadian. A bladed, electric device installed beneath a sink which grinds or shreds food waste into small pieces that can pass through the plumbing. The form Garberator is a proprietary name in Canada. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > apparatus for refuse disposal refuse destructor1880 refuse consumer1885 garbage disposal1928 wastemaster1946 garburator1947 disposal1953 waste-disposer1962 waste disposal unit1967 1947 Winnipeg Tribune 5 June (Final ed.) 25/3 (advt.) Come see the ‘Garberator!’ How it makes kitchen work easier, cleaner, more pleasant! 1948 Toronto Daily Star 6 Mar. 22/5 Garberator does not interfere with normal use of sink. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 31/1 (advt.) Lovely modern kitchen equipped with dishwasher and garberator. 2003 N. A. T. Grant Race without Rules 163 He shoved them [sc. the latex gloves] along with the cigarette butt in the garburator, disintegrating the evidence. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1947 |
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