garbage vs. trash

[Barnhart]

Dear Allan,

There is an entry for both _garbage_ and _trash_ in Wentworth
(_American Dialect Dictionary):

garbage, n.
1900 e. Va. Richmond.  garbage  M'Cormic in Atla. Mon. 447.  1909 Va.
Perhaps I said 'geearbage.'  In Va., we argue for its
correctness...Anon.  Va. woman in Atlan. Mon. 137


trash, 1. n.  1925 s.w.S.C.-e.Ga.  Savannah R. _Negro_ tresh.  Everyday
speech.
2. = poor white trash.
3. n. Foolery; nonsense.  1921 Newfoundland.
4. n. Seet food, as candy.  1942 n.W.Va.  Preston Col.  I don't eat
trash between meals.
5. v.t.  to hide (a trail) by going in water.  1934 Local U.S. Web.

Regards,
David

David K. Barnhart, Editor
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