tripe

[ trahyp ]

/ traɪp /

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noun

the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.

Slang. something, especially speech or writing, that is false or worthless; rubbish.

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Origin of tripe

1250–1300; 1885–90 for def. 2; Middle English <Old French < ?

Words nearby tripe

tripalmitin, triparted, tripartite, tripartite and fretty, tripartition, tripe, tripedal, tripe-de-roche, tripelennamine, tripersonal, tripersonality

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How to use tripe in a sentence

Fill large pot with water and add tripe, let cook for 3-4 hours until tender.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship|Harley Morenstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These seemingly disparate countries count on a tripe soup to ease the pain of a hangover.
The Wildest Hangover Cures From Around the World|Nina Strochlic|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was also struck by the range of food—he talks about eating tripe and woodcock.
Reichl’s Favorite Food Books|The Browser|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The word “tripe” conjures up some not-so-pleasing connotations.
What to Eat: Offal|Cookstr.com|January 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

This dish is based on the beautiful white honeycomb tripe, which comes from the second stomach, or the reticulum, of an ox.
What to Eat: Offal|Cookstr.com|January 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
They took their chop or steak at their inn or hotel, or visited the tripe houses.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
That kind of tripe was for the little Joe Dopes who got their thrills vicariously.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
And then he went off to the Convivial Cannibals, where he ate an enormous tripe supper, and was more jovial and violent than ever.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3)|Charles James Wills
On the morrow Florent and Marguerite the lace-maker ate a dish of tripe,—a treat they had craved for many a long year.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
Then there came a dish of tripe, which exhaled a smell of onions, and which Madame Caravan made up her mind to taste.
Maupassant Original Short Stories (180), Complete|Guy de Maupassant

British Dictionary definitions for tripe

tripe

/ (traɪp) /

noun

the stomach lining of an ox, cow, or other ruminant, prepared for cooking

informal something silly; rubbish

(plural) archaic, informal intestines; belly

Word Origin for tripe

C13: from Old French, of unknown origin

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