umbles

[uhm-buh lz]

plural noun

numbles.

Origin of umbles

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Examples from the Web for umbles

Historical Examples

The umbles of the deer are usually the perquisites of the gamekeeper.
The Funny Side of Physic
A. D. Crabtre
The "umbles" of the deer are constantly the perquisites of the gamekeeper.
Notes & Queries, No. 6. Saturday, December 8, 1849
Various
They make excellent broth of the head and umbles of a deer, which they put into the pot all bloody.
The History of Virginia, in Four Parts
Robert Beverley
This day I had a whole doe sent me by Mr. Hozier, which is a fine present, and I had the umbles of it for dinner.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete
Samuel Pepys

British Dictionary definitions for umbles

umbles

pl n

another term for numbles

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

Word Origin and History for umbles

n.

"edible inner parts of a deer or other animal," c.1400, see humble.

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Examples from the Web for umbles

Historical Examples

The umbles of the deer are usually the perquisites of the gamekeeper.

The "umbles" of the deer are constantly the perquisites of the gamekeeper.

They make excellent broth of the head and umbles of a deer, which they put into the pot all bloody.

This day I had a whole doe sent me by Mr. Hozier, which is a fine present, and I had the umbles of it for dinner.

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Word Origin and History for umbles

n.

Origin of umbles