Definition of numbles in English:

numbles

(also umbles)

plural noun ˈnʌmb(ə)lzˈnəmbəlz

archaic

The entrails of an animal, especially a deer, as used for food.
〈英，古〉（尤指供食用的鹿等动物的）内脏
Example sentencesExamples
- Another, archaic, English word for insides, especially those of deer, was ‘umbles’, a term which survives in the expression ‘to eat humble pie’, meaning to be apologetic or submissive.
- People translate the defunct word ‘umbles’ for the innards of a deer into ‘humble’, as in ‘humble pie’.
- Such a pie was originally made from umbles (the innards of a deer) and was so recognized until the 19c.
- So in the 15th century numbles lost its initial ‘n’ and became umbles, possibly also through confusion with the supposed French word l' umbles (from lumbles).
- The original umbles were the innards of the deer: the liver, heart, entrails and other second-class bits.
Synonyms
gut, guts, entrails, viscera

Origin

Middle English (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from Old French, from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus 'loin'.

Definition of numbles in US English:

numbles

(also umbles)

plural nounˈnəmbəlzˈnəmbəlz

archaic

The entrails of an animal, especially a deer, used for food.
〈英，古〉（尤指供食用的鹿等动物的）内脏
Example sentencesExamples
- Another, archaic, English word for insides, especially those of deer, was ‘umbles’, a term which survives in the expression ‘to eat humble pie’, meaning to be apologetic or submissive.
- Such a pie was originally made from umbles (the innards of a deer) and was so recognized until the 19c.
- People translate the defunct word ‘umbles’ for the innards of a deer into ‘humble’, as in ‘humble pie’.
- The original umbles were the innards of the deer: the liver, heart, entrails and other second-class bits.
- So in the 15th century numbles lost its initial ‘n’ and became umbles, possibly also through confusion with the supposed French word l' umbles (from lumbles).
Synonyms
gut, guts, entrails, viscera

Origin

Middle English (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from Old French, from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus ‘loin’.

单词	numbles
释义	Definition of numbles in English: numbles (also umbles) plural noun ˈnʌmb(ə)lzˈnəmbəlz archaic The entrails of an animal, especially a deer, as used for food. 〈英，古〉（尤指供食用的鹿等动物的）内脏 Example sentencesExamples Another, archaic, English word for insides, especially those of deer, was ‘umbles’, a term which survives in the expression ‘to eat humble pie’, meaning to be apologetic or submissive. People translate the defunct word ‘umbles’ for the innards of a deer into ‘humble’, as in ‘humble pie’. Such a pie was originally made from umbles (the innards of a deer) and was so recognized until the 19c. So in the 15th century numbles lost its initial ‘n’ and became umbles, possibly also through confusion with the supposed French word l' umbles (from lumbles). The original umbles were the innards of the deer: the liver, heart, entrails and other second-class bits. Synonyms gut, guts, entrails, viscera Origin Middle English (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from Old French, from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus 'loin'. Definition of numbles in US English: numbles (also umbles) plural nounˈnəmbəlzˈnəmbəlz archaic The entrails of an animal, especially a deer, used for food. 〈英，古〉（尤指供食用的鹿等动物的）内脏 Example sentencesExamples Another, archaic, English word for insides, especially those of deer, was ‘umbles’, a term which survives in the expression ‘to eat humble pie’, meaning to be apologetic or submissive. Such a pie was originally made from umbles (the innards of a deer) and was so recognized until the 19c. People translate the defunct word ‘umbles’ for the innards of a deer into ‘humble’, as in ‘humble pie’. The original umbles were the innards of the deer: the liver, heart, entrails and other second-class bits. So in the 15th century numbles lost its initial ‘n’ and became umbles, possibly also through confusion with the supposed French word l' umbles (from lumbles). Synonyms gut, guts, entrails, viscera Origin Middle English (denoting the back and loins of a deer): from Old French, from Latin lumbulus, diminutive of lumbus ‘loin’.
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