giblet
noun
gib·let
ˈjiblə̇t also ÷ ˈgi-,
usually -ə̇t + V
variants or less commonly jiblet
ˈji-
plural -s
1
: an edible visceral organ of a fowl —usually used in plural
2
giblets plural, archaic : odds and ends : trifles
the great ladies with their grace, lace, and giblets
Peter Hawker
Peter Hawker
Word History
Etymology
Middle English gibelet entrails, garbage, from Middle French, stew of wildfowl, from Old French (Picardy dialect), probably irregular diminutive of gibier, gebier flesh of birds, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German gebeize hunt using falcons, from beizen to hunt birds with falcons, from Old High German beizzen, causative of bīzan to bite
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1