Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Garbage

Garbage (?; 48) , noun

[Old English also garbash, perh. orig., that which is purged or cleansed away; compare Old French garber to make fine, neat, Old High German garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to English garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, from garble; or compare Old French garbage tax on sheaves, English garb sheaf.]

Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. — Grainger

Garbage , transitive verb

To strip of the bowels; to clean.
Pilchards... are garbaged. — Holland