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gib·let (jib′lit)

noun

any of various edible parts of a fowl, as the heart, gizzard, or neck, that are usually cooked separately or are used in making gravy: usually used in pl.

Etymology: ME gibelet < OFr, stew made of game, roast game < gibier, wild game < gibois, game < Frank *gibaiit, falconry; akin to ON beita: see bait

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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