umbles

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English

Alternative forms

humbles

Etymology

Variant of numbles.

Noun

umbles pl (plural only)

(archaic) Animal entrails, especially of a deer.
- 1955, Robert Graves, The Greek Myths:
  When Thetis deserted Peleus, he took the child to Cheiron the Centaur, who reared him on Mount Pelion, feeding him on the umbles of lions and wild boars, and the marrow of bears, to give him courage [...].

Derived terms

humble pie

References

“umbles”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“umbles”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

umbels

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