(also umbles )
■ plural noun archaic an animal's entrails, especially those of a deer, as used for food.
Origin
ME (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from OFr., from L. lumbulus , dimin. of lumbus 'loin'.
(also umbles )
■ plural noun archaic an animal's entrails, especially those of a deer, as used for food.
Origin
ME (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from OFr., from L. lumbulus , dimin. of lumbus 'loin'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004