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offal

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of·fal  (ôfl, fl)
n.
1. Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal.
2. Refuse; rubbish.
[Middle English : of-, off (from Old English, from of; see apo- in Indo-European roots) + fal, fall.]
offal
Noun
the edible internal parts of an animal, such as the heart or liver [off + fall, referring to parts cut off]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.offal - viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
organs, variety meat - edible viscera of a butchered animal
Translations
Spanish offal [ˈɔfl] n (BRIT) (CULIN) → menudillos mpl; asaduras fpl
French offal [ˈɔfl] n (Culin) → abats mpl
German offal [ˈɔfl] n (Culin) → Innereien pl
Italian offal [ˈɔfl] n (CULIN) → frattaglie fpl
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I have seen Mary contending with the pigs for the offal thrown into the street.
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" For when he told his mother that Hetty was willing they should all live together and there was no more need of them to think of parting, she said, in a more contented tone than he had heard her speak in since it had been settled that he was to be married, "Eh, my lad, I'll be as still as th' ould tabby, an' ne'er want to do aught but th' offal work, as she wonna like t' do.
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The air was perfumed with the stench of rotten leaves and faded fruit; the refuse of the butchers' stalls, and offal and garbage of a hundred kinds.
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