Definitions for offal
ˈɔ fəl, ˈɒf əlof·fal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offalnoun

   viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offalnoun

   The rejected or waste parts of any process, especially the inedible parts of a butchered animal, such as the viscera.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. offalnoun

   The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.

2. offalnoun

   The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.

3. offalnoun

   A dead body.

4. offalnoun

   Carrion.

5. offalnoun

   That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Offalnoun

   Etymology: off fall, says Stephen Skinner, that which falls from the table: perhaps from offa, Latin.

   1. Waste meat; that which is not eaten at the table.

   He let out the offals of his meat to interest, and kept a register of such debtors in his pocket-book. Arbuthnot.

   2. Carrion; coarse flesh.

   I should have fatted all the region kites
   With this slave’s offal. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   Cram’d, and gorg’d, nigh burst,
   With suck’d and glutted offal. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   3. Refuse; that which is thrown away as of no value.

   To have right to deal in things sacred, was accounted an argument of a noble and illustrious descent; God would not accept the offals of other professions. South.

   If a man bemoan his lot,
   That after death his mouldring limbs shall rot,
   A secret sting remains within his mind;
   The fool is to his own cast offals kind. Dryden.

   They commonly fat hogs with offal corns. John Mortimer.

   4. Any thing of no esteem.

   What trash is Rome? what rubbish and what offal? Sha.

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Offal

   Offal, also called variety meats or organ meats, especially in the United States, refers to the internal organs and entrails of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but includes most internal organs other than muscle and bone. As an English mass noun, the term "offal" has no plural form. Some cultures shy away from offal as food, while others use it as everyday food, or in delicacies. Some offal dishes are considered gourmet food in international cuisine. This includes foie gras, pâté and sweetbreads. Other offal dishes remain part of traditional regional cuisine and may be consumed especially in connection with holidays. This includes Scottish haggis, Jewish chopped liver, Southern U.S. chitterlings, as well as many other dishes. Intestines are used as casing for sausages, although cheaper types may use artificial casing. Depending on the context, offal may refer to those parts of an animal carcass discarded after butchering or skinning; it may also refer to the by-products of milled grains, such as corn or wheat. Offal not used directly for human or animal food is often processed in a rendering plant, producing material that is used for fertilizer or fuel; or in some cases, it may be added to commercially produced pet food.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Offal

   of′al, n. waste meat: the part of an animal which is unfit for use: refuse: anything worthless. [Off and fall.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offal

   Slabs, chips, and refuse of timber, sold in fathom lots at the dockyards.

Matched Categories

1. • Organs

How to pronounce offal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say offal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of offal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of offal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of offal in a Sentence

1. Susan Hazzard:

   From what I’ve been told nandrolone is high … pig offal has high concentrations of nandrolone. This food truck that I happened to go to that night – I’ve eaten there a lot before – and this food truck serves pig offal as part of their menu and I think I happened to ingest this hormone and 10 hours later, at the peak of when it’s supposed to be in your body and your digesting it, I happened to get tested and honestly it’s a very unlucky series of events, i’m kinda blown away by what happened and I can't believe I’m going through this as a clean athlete.

2. Marc Forgione:

   I'm addicted to congee now. I had the fish belly and then I had the offal one... this was like heaven.

Popularity rank by frequency of use