Definitions

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  • noun Canada An electric device between the drain and the U-bend in a kitchen sink that shreds food waste into small enough bits to be washed down the sink.

Etymologies

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1948 (Canada).

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Examples

  • Sad event, but the sentence The garburator is filled with cake. sort of makes up for it.

    get up off your feet / and dance 'til you feel better tragic_elegance 2009

  • I emptied the trash in the bathroom, scrubbed underneath the sink, and stuffed about four thousand lemons in my garburator.

    blog: May 2008 2008

  • I emptied the trash in the bathroom, scrubbed underneath the sink, and stuffed about four thousand lemons in my garburator.

    blog: Half a head 2008

  • Iliadis also throws in a few creative moments of his own, by offering up a shot of a man's hand pulled into a garburator, and using a broken microwave for eye-popping effect.

    Dose.ca Celeb News 2009

  • Iliadis also throws in a few creative moments of his own, by offering up a shot of a man's hand pulled into a garburator, and using a broken microwave for eye-popping effect.

    Dose.ca Celeb News 2009

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  • The (funny) HU term for "garburator" is "konyhamalac" (kitchen pig)

    August 1, 2012