kitchen refuse
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They slept beneath a set of stairs in an alley behind a tavern, tucked between a discarded stove and bags of kitchen refuse.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
In some dietaries lately examined in Middletown, Conn., all the food has been carefully weighed and portions have been analyzed, and the same has been done with the table and kitchen refuse.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
Seaweed and half-decayed fish refuse lay on the shore, while at the back of the houses were heaps of kitchen refuse, and other abominations.
From Garman and Worse A Norwegian Novel by Alexander Lange Kielland
To these accumulations the characteristic name of KITCHENMIDDINGS, or kitchen refuse, has been given.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
She came to the door as I passed, spilled kitchen refuse over the edge of the door-stone, and vanished.
From Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation by Will Levington Comfort
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