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noun
Offal; The internal organs of an animal, especially when used as food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-only
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noun
Innards; entrails.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, plural, plural-only
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History
From the most prominent organs, the liver and the lights (lungs); probably influenced by alliteration.
