Definition of Garbage can

1. Noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.

Exact synonyms: Ash Bin, Ash-bin, Ashbin, Ashcan, Dustbin, Trash Barrel, Trash Bin, Trash Can, Wastebin
Generic synonyms: Bin

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Garbage Can

garagists
garambulla
garambulla cactus
Garamycin
garancin
Garand
Garand rifle
garapata disease
garb
garbage
garbage
garbageman
garbagemen
garbages
garbagey
garbage can (current term)
garbage carter
garbage collection
garbage collector
garbage disposal
garbage down
garbage dump
garbage hauler
garbage heap
garbage man
garbage pickup
garbage truck
garbagy
garbanzo
garbanzos

Literary usage of Garbage can

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Rudolph Hering, Samuel A. Greeley (1921)
"Put only Drained and Wrapped garbage in the garbage can. No other refuse will be removed by ... Most of the nuisance from garbage starts in the garbage can. ..."

2. Collection and Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Rudolph Hering, Samuel A. Greeley (1921)
"Put only Drained and Wrapped garbage in the garbage can. No other refuse will be removed by ... Most of the nuisance from garbage starts in the garbage can. ..."

3. The Collection and Disposal of Municipal Waste by William Francis Morse (1908)
"garbage can be fed to swine at a profit, and thus the net cost of its collection can be much reduced. Health Officers and Engineers have, almost without ..."

4. The Collection and Disposal of Municipal Waste by William Francis Morse (1908)
"garbage can be fed to swine at a profit, and thus the net cost of its collection can be much reduced. Health Officers and Engineers have, almost without ..."

5. Biennial Report by North Dakota State Board of Health (1910)
"If the garbage can and box for tin cans, broken bottles, etc., are placed in a convenient place, and if the householder has complied with the foregoing ..."

6. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Top of garbage can with small balloon fly-trap attached. (Bishopp. ... A fly trap on a garbage can will catch many flies (fig. 34). ..."

7. Sheet Metal Drafting, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University by Ellsworth M. Longfield (1921)
"Problem 8 garbage can 23. The garbage can.—In developing the patterns for large objects such as a garbage can, Fig. 59, it is necessary to make the drawings ..."

8. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1903)
"garbage can be fed to swine at a profit and thus the net cost of its collection can be reduced. Health officers and engineers have, almost without exception ..."

9. The Home and Its Management: A Handbook in Homemaking, with Three Hundred by Mabel Hyde Kittredge (1918)
"Care of House garbage can. A garbage can should never be left open. ... In emptying the garbage can, throw the garbage into the large outside garbage ..."

10. Biennial Report by North Dakota State Board of Health (1910)
"If the garbage can and box for tin cans, broken bottles, etc., are placed in a convenient place, and if the householder has complied with the foregoing ..."

11. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"Top of garbage can with small balloon fly-trap attached. (Bishopp. ... A fly trap on a garbage can will catch many flies (fig. 34). ..."

12. Sheet Metal Drafting, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University by Ellsworth M. Longfield (1921)
"Problem 8 garbage can 23. The garbage can.—In developing the patterns for large objects such as a garbage can, Fig. 59, it is necessary to make the drawings ..."

13. Public Health Papers and Reports by American Public Health Association (1903)
"garbage can be fed to swine at a profit and thus the net cost of its collection can be reduced. Health officers and engineers have, almost without exception ..."

14. The Home and Its Management: A Handbook in Homemaking, with Three Hundred by Mabel Hyde Kittredge (1918)
"Care of House garbage can. A garbage can should never be left open. ... In emptying the garbage can, throw the garbage into the large outside garbage ..."

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