garburator
/ˈɡɑːb(j)əreɪtə/(also garbarator, garberator) Chiefly Canadian
noun
A type of waste-disposal unit installed beneath a sink, designed to shred or grind waste into small pieces which can pass through household plumbing.
- The form Garberator is a trademark in Canada..
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Toronto Star. From garb- + -erator; in the form garburator perhaps after carburettor.