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entrails
plural noun
en·trails
ˈen-ˌtrālz
-trəlz
Examples of entrails in a Sentence
in ancient Rome predictions of future events would sometimes be based on an examination of the entrails of a sacrificial animal
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The patient, relived his entrails weren’t falling out, coiled the worm onto a cardboard tube and went to the hospital.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2018
In one scene Dahmer goes fishing and, while learning to gut his catch, squeezes the entrails between his fingers and watches them ooze.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
Art the Clown likes to play with people’s entrails.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Oct. 2022
But contrary to the name, the dish doesn't actually feature entrails.
—Kate Springer, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English entrailles, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin intralia, alteration of Latin interanea, plural of interaneum intestine, from neuter of interaneus interior
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of entrails was
in the 14th century
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“Entrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrails. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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