umbles
[uhm-buh lz]
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plural noun
Origin of umbles
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Examples from the Web for umbles
Historical Examples of umbles
The umbles of the deer are usually the perquisites of the gamekeeper.
The Funny Side of PhysicA. D. Crabtre
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.
The History of Virginia, in Four PartsRobert 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, CompleteSamuel Pepys
umbles
pl n
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