kitchen refuse
Example Sentences
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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
Jup was charged with taking them their daily nourishment, the kitchen refuse, and he acquitted himself conscientiously of the task.
From The Mysterious Island by White, Stephen W.
The question of the removal of kitchen refuse, manure, etc., from barracks next calls for notice.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 by Various
He was standing near a barrel which seemed to be used as a receptacle for the kitchen refuse of a house near by.
From Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car by Chapman, Allen
