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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: refus, from refuser; REFUSE1

refuse

2 noun
     
ref‧use2 [uncountable] formal
waste material that has been thrown away [= rubbish BrE; = trash, garbage AmE]
a refuse dump
refuse collection
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