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

Finally, the girl stopped as a stout woman appeared at a grille with a paper of kitchen refuse which she was about to throw into the street.

From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Murray, Charles Theodore

It is very unsanitary to throw all of the kitchen refuse in the same place year after year without resorting to any means for keeping the soil in a sanitary condition.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry

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 Kielland, Alexander Lange

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