Definitions for tripes

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tripes tripe

Spelling: [trahyp]

IPA: /traɪp/

Tripes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in tripes (eiprst).

Definitions for tripes

noun

1. the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
2. Slang. something, especially speech or writing, that is false or worthless; rubbish.

Origin of tripes

1250-1300; 1885-90 for def 2; Middle English Old French

Examples for tripes

As true as that I have perforated with my sword yonder scoundrel's tripes.

tripes and bowels of all the devils, cries Panurge, what do you tell me?

I give her twenty livres pension, on condition that Piaillon shall have tripes.'

There are a great number of shoppes that sell all kinde of orfall and tripes.

Tim's tone of authority, and the character he had got for learning, silenced every doubt, and all laid siege to the tripes again.

What do you know that wasn't ever in Cork itself about tripes.

You've heart me say how much I livet among the tripes before t'e war, and Dus was t'en wit' me.

I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom.

I gave him one in the basket that made the tripes fly to heaven like Roman candles.

I am at your commandment, body and goods, tripes and bowels.