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numbles
plural noun
num·bles
variants:
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nombles
\ˈnəmbəlz\
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Origin and Etymology of numbles
Middle English noumbles, nombles, from Middle French nombles, plural of nomble muscle from the thigh of a deer, fillet of beef, pork loin, modification of Latin lumbulus small loin, from lumbus loin + -ulus -ule
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