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View synonyms for numbles

numbles

or nom·bles

[ nuhm-buhlz ]

plural noun

  1. certain of the inward parts of an animal, especially of a deer, used as food.


numbles

/ ˈnʌmbəlz /

plural noun

  1. archaic.
    the heart, lungs, liver, etc, of an deer or other animal, cooked for food
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of numbles1

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French nombles fillet of venison, plural of nomble, dissimilated variant of *lomble < Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus loin. See lumb-, -ule
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Word History and Origins

Origin of numbles1

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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