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chitterlings

or chit·lings

[ chit-linz, -lingz ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. the small intestine of swine, especially when prepared as food.


chitterlings

/ ˈtʃɪtlɪŋz; ˈtʃɪtəlɪŋz; ˈtʃɪtlɪnz /

plural noun

  1. sometimes singular the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chitterlings1

1250–1300; Middle English cheterling; akin to German Kutteln in same sense
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chitterlings1

C13: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle High German kutel
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Example Sentences

Or may it have been "Cat and Chitterlings," in allusion to the source from which fiddlestrings were said to be derived?

We do not think it necessary to indicate here how to make black puddings, chitterlings, Bologna, and other sausages.

And here, again, is a butcher's boy washing a mess of chitterlings as if it were an old loin-cloth.

When the chitterlings are quite tender all through, take them up and drain them.

You have for the most part given us chitterlings, but of these we ourselves have no lack.

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