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gib·let
\ˈjiblə̇t also ÷ ˈgi-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ noun
also jib·let \ˈji-\
(-s)
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 — more at bite
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 > |