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Umbles vs Dumbles - What's the difference?

umbles | dumbles |

As nouns the difference between umbles and dumbles

is that umbles is (archaic) animal entrails, especially of a deer while dumbles is .

umbles

English

Alternative forms

* humbles

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (archaic) Animal entrails, especially of a deer.
  • * 1955 , Robert Graves, The Greek Myths :
  • When Thetis deserted Peleus, he took the child to Cheiron the Centaur, who reared him on Mount Pelion, feeding him on the umbles of lions and wild boars, and the marrow of bears, to give him courage [...].

    Derived terms

    * humble pie

    References

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    dumbles

    English

    Noun

    (head)