Entrails vs. Offal — What's the Difference?

(archaic) entrail

Offal (), also called variety meats, pluck or organ meats, is the organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of edible organs, which varies by culture and region, but usually excludes muscle.

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. 14

The entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food

(obsolete) The seat of the emotions. 18

Waste material or byproducts from a manufacturing process.

The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts; viscera; intestines.

Meat, including internal organs (such as liver, heart, or kidney) and extremities (such as tail or hooves), that has been taken from a part other than skeletal muscles. Also called variety meat.

The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.

Refuse; rubbish.

Internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity);

The internal organs of an animal, used as food.

A by-product of the grain milling process, which may include bran, husks, etc.

A dead body; carrion.

That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

The rejected or waste parts of any process, especially the inedible parts of a butchered animal, such as the viscera.

A dead body; carrion.

That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans