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umbles
[ uhm-buhlz ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of umbles1
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Example Sentences
The umbles of the deer are usually the perquisites of the gamekeeper.
This day I had a whole doe sent me by Mr. Hozier, which is a fine present, and I had the umbles of it for dinner.
They make excellent broth of the head and umbles of a deer, which they put into the pot all bloody.
The "umbles" of the deer are constantly the perquisites of the gamekeeper.
The shanks and feet of a buck being called umbles, were formerly made into a pie for the retainers or feudal servants.
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