numbles
or nom·bles
[ nuhm-buhlz ]
/ ˈnʌm bəlz /
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plural noun
certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.
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How to use numbles in a sentence
We live in a numble abode, Master Copperfield, but have much to be thankful for.
The Personal History of David Copperfield |Charles DickensMr. Numble growled--as if he scented deception not far off--but allowed himself to be conducted into the library.
Round the Block|John Bell Bouton
British Dictionary definitions for numbles
numbles
/ (ˈnʌmbəlz) /
pl n
archaic the heart, lungs, liver, etc, of an deer or other animal, cooked for food
Word Origin for numbles
C14: from Old French nombles, plural of nomble thigh muscle of a deer, changed from Latin lumbulus a little loin, from lumbus loin; see humble pie
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