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Offal vs Innards - What's the difference?

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Innards is a synonym of offal.



As nouns the difference between offal and innards

is that offal is the rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal while innards is plural of lang=en.

offal

English

Noun

(-)
  • The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
  • The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.
  • A dead body.
  • Carrion.
  • That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

    • Derived terms

    * offalist

    See also

    * giblets

    innards

    English

    Noun

    (head) (p)
  • The internal organs]] of a human or animal; especially viscera, [[intestine, intestines.
  • The inner workings of something; the insides or guts.
    • He took the cover off his computer and looked at the innards .

    Usage notes

    * This word is most frequently used in the plural/collective sense, as above. English pluralia tantum