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numbles

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
num-bles
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for food.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French nombles (“loin of meat”), alteration (with dissimilation) of Old French and Anglo-Norman lumbles (“loins”), from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus (“loin”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

nombles (alternative)

Derived Forms

umbles

Questions

What does numbles mean?
The entrails of a deer or other animal, used for food.
Where does numbles come from?
From Middle French nombles (“loin of meat”), alteration (with dissimilation) of Old French and Anglo-Norman lumbles (“loins”), from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus (“loin”).

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