offal

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A dead body
Carrion
The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal
The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food
That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish
{n} waste meat, refuse, entrails, carrion
Edible internal organs of meat, poultry and game
The less valuable byproduct material from the preparation of a specific product; primarily refers to the byproducts of meat and poultry plants, e g , blood, bone, feathers, fat
Offal is the internal organs of animals, for example their hearts and livers, when they are cooked and eaten. the inside parts of an animal, for example the heart, liver, and kidneys used as food (of + fall)
viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
{i} useless by-products; parts of an animal that are cut off and discarded in the butchering process; refuse, waste matter
Variety meats such as liver, sweetbreads, tripe, etc
A dead body; carrion
A dead body]
offal

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    of·fal

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    Etymology

    [ 'o-f&l, 'ä- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English offal (“offal, refuse, scrap waste”), possibly from Old Norse affall (“offal”), or from Middle English of- +‎ fal(l), equivalent to off- +‎ fall. Cognate with Danish affald (“offal”), Swedish avfall (“offal”), Dutch afval (“waste, refuse”), German Abfall (“waste, refuse”), Old English offeallan (“to cut off”). More at off, fall.
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