Etymology

humbles

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Today it means: Entrails of a deer. Full definition →

Middle English numbles
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humbles · verb, noun1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

humbles · noun2

From numbles.

Humbles · proper noun3

  1. Middle English · derived fromnumbles“entrails of a deer”
  2. English todayHumbles

Probably a metonymic occupation surname for a venison butcher or sausage maker, from Middle English numbles (“entrails of a deer”).

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