humbles

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noun

Entrails of a deer.

OriginMiddle English numbles →
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Meanings

humbles1

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of humble
noun
  1. pluralplural of humble

humbles2

nounhumbles pl (plural only)

alternative umbles

  1. archaicpluralplural onlyEntrails of a deer.

Humbles3

proper nounHumbles (plural Humbleses)

plural Humbleses

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Humbles4

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Humble

Origin

humbles · verb, noun

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humbles · noun

From numbles.

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Humbles · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishnumbles“entrails of a deer”
  2. EnglishHumbles

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

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APA

humbles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbles

MLA

“humbles.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbles. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humbles,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humbles.

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