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garburator, n. Chiefly Canad.
Brit. |ˈgɑːb(j)əreɪtə|, U.S. |ˈgɑrb(j)əˌreɪdər|, Canad. |ˈgɑrb(j)əˌreidər|
Forms: 19– garbarator, 19– garberator, 19– garburator; Also with capital initial.
[‹ garb- (in garbage n.) + -erator (in incinerator n.); in the form garburator perhaps after carburettor n.]
A type of waste-disposal unit installed beneath a sink, designed to shred or grind waste into small pieces which can pass through household plumbing.
The form Garberator is a proprietary name in Canada.
1948Toronto Star 6 Mar. 22/5 Garberator does not interfere with normal use of sink. 1968Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Feb. 31/1 (advt.) Lovely modern kitchen equipped with dishwasher and garberator. 1993G. Ward Water Damage (1994) xxxvi. 302 Marta felt her confidence and courage being swallowed like something sucked into a Garburator. 2003N. A. T. Grant Race without Rules 163 He shoved them [sc. the latex gloves] along with the cigarette butt in the garburator, disintegrating the evidence. |