umbles
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um·bles

noun plural \ˈəm-bəlz\

Definition of UMBLES

: the edible viscera of an animal (as a deer or hog)

Origin of UMBLES

Middle English, alteration of noumbles, from Old French nombles loins, alteration of lumbles, from Latin lumbuli, diminutive of lumbi, plural of lumbus loin — more at loin
First Known Use: 15th century

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