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Webster 1913 Edition
Tripe
Tripe
,Noun.
[OE.
tripe
, F. tripe
; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. & Pg. tripa
, It. trippa
, OD. tripe
, W. tripa
, Armor. stripen
.] 1.
The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
How say you to a fat
tripe
finely broiled ? Shakespeare
2.
The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; – generally used in the plural.
Howell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tripe
TRIPE
, n.1.
Properly, the entrails; but in common usage, the large stomach of ruminating animals, prepared for food.2.
In ludicrous language, the belly.Definition 2024
tripe
tripe
See also: tripé
English
Noun
tripe (usually uncountable, plural tripes)
- The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly; -- generally used in the plural.
- Something disparaged as valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
- (single-word sentence, pejorative) that is untrue (sense 3 used with reference to sense 1, the thing being perceived as malodorous)
See also
- (food): chitterlings
Translations
stomach lining of animal for food
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entrails
something valueless
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