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giblets

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

Origin of giblets

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French gibelet a stew of game; compare French gibelotte rabbit stew
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Related Words for giblet

heart, marrow, stomach, tongue, tripe, brains, chitlins, chitterlings, giblets, gizzard, kidneys, liver, pancreas, sweetbread, testis, thymus

Examples from the Web for giblet

Contemporary Examples of giblet

Historical Examples of giblet

  • Then take out the best pieces of giblet, trim them neatly, and set them aside.

    The Skilful Cook

    Mary Harrison

  • "That doesn't signify as Giblet never talks at all," said Jack.

    Is He Popenjoy?

    Anthony Trollope

  • Strain the sauce, put in the pieces of giblet, and serve hot.

  • But Giblet, who is the happiest young man of my acquaintance, says that his wife is worth it all.

    Is He Popenjoy?

    Anthony Trollope

  • Only it won't be a Giblet as long as dear old Lord Gossling can keep the gout out of his stomach.

    Is He Popenjoy?

    Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for giblet

giblets

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

Word Origin for giblets

C14: from Old French gibelet stew of game birds, probably from gibier game, of Germanic origin
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Word Origin and History for giblet
n.

see giblets.

giblets

n.

mid-15c. (in singular, gybelet), from Old French gibelet "game stew," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Frankish *gabaiti "hunting with falcons," related to Old High German beizan "to fly a falcon," literally "to cause to bite," from bizzan "to bite."

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