GIBLET


Meaning of GIBLET in English

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

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