offal

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of·fal / ˈôfəl; ˈäfəl/ • n. the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food. ∎  refuse or waste material. ∎  decomposing animal flesh.

offal

views updated May 23 2018

offal Corruption of ‘off‐fall’. (1) With reference to meat, the term includes all parts that are cut away when the carcass is dressed, including liver, kidneys, brain, spleen, pancreas, thymus, tripe, and tongue. Known in the USA as organ meats or variety meat. (2) With reference to wheat, offal is the bran discarded when milled to white flour (see wheatfeed).

offal

views updated May 17 2018

offal (techn., dial.) shavings, chips, scraps XIV; entrails XV; refuse, garbage XVI. — (M)Du. afval, f. af OFF + vallen FALL, with assim. to the corr. Eng. elements.

offal

views updated May 29 2018

offal Refuse; waste. In forestry, the term is applied to the waste from squared timber, and to lop, top, and branches.

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