unrubbishv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌbɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəbɪʃ/ rare.
transitive. To clear of rubbish (figurative in quots.).
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > clear of refuse [verb (transitive)]
winnowa900
rinse?a1400
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redd1446
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card1612
unrubbish1645
flux1651
ripe1720
ream1967
1645 J. Milton Colasterion 26 This under-work of scowring and unrubbishing the low and sordid ignorance of such a presumptuous lozel.
1916 J. D. Quackenbos Body & Spirit vi. 86 Suggestion, coupled with appropriate physical treatment, in the course of a few weeks unrubbished her mind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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