Synonyms for offal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : aw-fuh l, of-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fəl, ˈɒf əl


Définition of offal

Origin :
  • late 14c., "waste parts, refuse," from off + fall (v.); the notion being that which "falls off" the butcher's block; perhaps a translation of Middle Dutch afval.
  • noun garbage
Example sentences :
  • Offal and carrion were strewn all about the place; it swarmed with flies.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • Wherever I turned the place was saturated with the blood of fish and offal.
  • Extract from : « The Land of the Long Night » by Paul du Chaillu
  • I have seen Mary contending with the pigs for the offal thrown into the street.
  • Extract from : « The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass » by Frederick Douglass
  • I have seen poor Mary contending for the offal, with the pigs in the street.
  • Extract from : « My Bondage and My Freedom » by Frederick Douglass
  • They dropped and died on the dust-heaps they had been rummaging for offal.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Like a wise trapper, he put aside the offal to serve as bait for the traps.
  • Extract from : « Kiddie the Scout » by Robert Leighton
  • He was crouching near François, watching for the offal of the birds.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Hunters » by Captain Mayne Reid
  • By day they prowled around the camp, and fought with the dogs for the offal and the bones.
  • Extract from : « The Madigans » by Miriam Michelson
  • A Caliban amidst Calibans, they heap him with their burdens, and feed him on their offal.
  • Extract from : « Lucretia, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • All Offal Court was just such another hive as Canty's house.
  • Extract from : « The Prince and The Pauper, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

Antonyms for offal

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