Offal is an English word with synonyms like organs. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Offal meaning
- The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
- A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.
- A dead body; carrion.
Synonyms of Offal
Using Offal
- The main meaning on this page is: The internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food. | A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc. | A dead body; carrion.
- Useful related words include: variety meat, organs.
- In the example corpus, offal often appears in combinations such as: offal and, and offal, the offal.
Context around Offal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Offal
- In this selection, "offal" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, calf, animal, fillet, majesty and near stand out and add context to how "offal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include blood and offal and calf offal is also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "offal" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with offal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And don’t forget the offal. (6 words)
Calf offal is also widely regarded as the most prized animal offal. (12 words)
Large chunks of intestinal offal are dumped at separate places in the abattoir including the slaughter halls. (17 words)
New York :Riverhead Books One reference makes it clear that chloride of lime was used to disinfect the offal and filth in the streets surrounding the Broad Street pump—a common practice in mid-nineteenth century England. (37 words)
The NHS advises that adults aged 19 to 64 typically require about 1.2mg of copper daily, which can be obtained through a balanced diet with foods such as nuts, shellfish, and offal being rich sources. (36 words)
Dickson Wright suggests that haggis was invented as a way of cooking quick-spoiling offal near the site of a hunt, without the need to carry along an additional cooking vessel. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
Calf offal is also widely regarded as the most prized animal offal.
Along the way, he had to contend with the animals as well as rotten fruit and veg and offal.
He urged the people to support the administration in timely disposal of offal and remains of the sacrificial animals.
The NHS advises that adults aged 19 to 64 typically require about 1.2mg of copper daily, which can be obtained through a balanced diet with foods such as nuts, shellfish, and offal being rich sources.
And don’t forget the offal.
But beef — sourced from Arizona Grass Raised — is the main draw, offered in chuck, New York strip, rib-eye, stew cuts, fillet, offal, and more.
Large chunks of intestinal offal are dumped at separate places in the abattoir including the slaughter halls.
The Law in its offal majesty forbids Donald Trump and meth-addled trolls alike from taking a crap on your head as you pass under a bridge.
By weight, approximately one-third of the animal is edible meat, one-third is offal, and one-third is shell.
Dickson Wright suggests that haggis was invented as a way of cooking quick-spoiling offal near the site of a hunt, without the need to carry along an additional cooking vessel.
Frederick was forced to return home in 1229, leaving the Holy Land "not in triumph, but showered with offal" by the citizens of Acre.
In recent years, the manufacturers' pursuit of maximum profits has led to the practice of using not just the leaves, but also recycled tobacco offal and the plant stem.
New York :Riverhead Books One reference makes it clear that chloride of lime was used to disinfect the offal and filth in the streets surrounding the Broad Street pump—a common practice in mid-nineteenth century England.
Owing to the large amount of tuna fish offal and blood, the waters around that sandbank looked like a big pool of blood (maa ley gandeh).
The slaughterhouse had to be equipped with a specialized water supply system to effectively clean the operating area of blood and offal.
When a chieftain or laird required an animal to be slaughtered for meat (whether sheep or cattle) the workmen were allowed to keep the offal as their share.
Common combinations with offal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: