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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *grabage. Compare also gubbauch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾɔːˈbɔːt͡ʃ/, /ɡɾɔːˈpiːʃ/
Noun
graabache
- garbage, dirty trash, stale victuals
1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 100:Adee! well zide, stuggoone, an thee raste o' graabache.- Ha! well said, (with thy) bad bread, and thy rest of garbage.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 42