giblets

[ jib-lits ]
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plural noun
  1. the heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.

Origin of giblets

1
1275–1325; Middle English <Old French gibelet a stew of game; compare French gibelotte rabbit stew

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How to use giblets in a sentence

  • Arrange them symmetrically on a flat dish, and pour over them a giblet sauce made of chicken or turkey gravy.

    The Century Cook Book | Mary Ronald

British Dictionary definitions for giblets

giblets

/ (ˈdʒɪblɪts) /


pl n
  1. (sometimes singular) the gizzard, liver, heart, and neck of a fowl

Origin of giblets

1
C14: from Old French gibelet stew of game birds, probably from gibier game, of Germanic origin

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