giblets

plural noun

gib·​lets ˈji-bləts How to pronounce giblets (audio)
 also  ˈgi-
: the edible viscera of a fowl

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Remove the packaging, giblets and plastic pop-up button (if applicable). Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2017 Meanwhile, remove giblets and neck from the duck cavity and reserve for another use. Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022 Remove giblets, and set aside; reserve water in saucepan. Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022 Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and stir chopped giblets and hard-cooked egg into the gravy. David Holloway | Dholloway@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for giblets 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English gibelet giblets piece, nonessential bit, from Anglo-French gibelot, from Old French (Picard) giblé stew of wildfowl

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of giblets was in the 15th century

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giblets

noun
gib·​lets ˈjib-ləts How to pronounce giblets (audio)
 also  ˈgib-
: the edible inner organs (as the heart and liver) of a bird
usually used in plural

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