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    numbles
    /ˈnʌmblz/

    plural

    • 1. the entrails of an animal, especially a deer, as used for food. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › numblesNumbles Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Numbles are certain edible viscera (as the heart, lights, liver) of an animal (as a deer) : umbles. Learn the etymology, usage, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › numblesNUMBLES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Numbles definition: certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.. See examples of NUMBLES used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNUMBLES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    the heart, lungs, liver, etc, of a deer or other animal, cooked for food. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: from Old French nombles, plural of nomble thigh muscle of a deer, changed from Latin lumbulus a little loin, from lumbus loin; see humble pie. Word Frequency.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › numbles_nnumbles, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the noun numbles mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun numbles. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun numbles? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the noun numbles pronounced? British English.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › numblesnumbles - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 2, 2024 · numbles pl (plural only) ( archaic) The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for food. 1940, TH White, The Ill-Made Knight: In the kitchens the famous cooks were preparing menus which included, for one course alone: ballock broth, caudle ferry, lampreys en gelatine, oysters in civey, eels in sorré, baked trout, brawn in mustard ...

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › numblesNumbles - definition of numbles by The Free Dictionary

    Numbles are the heart, lungs, liver, etc, of a deer or other animal, cooked for food. The word comes from Old French nombles, meaning thigh muscle of a deer, and is rarely used today.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNUMBLES definition in American English | Collins English...

    Jun 17, 2024 · plural noun. archaic. the heart, lungs, liver, etc, of a deer or other animal, cooked for food. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C14: from Old French nombles, plural of nomble thigh muscle of a deer, changed from Latin lumbulus a little loin, from lumbus loin; see humble pie. Trends of. numbles.