Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tripe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tripe \Tripe\, n. [OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf.
Sp. & Pg. tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor.
stripen.]
1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for
food.
How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled ? --Shak.
2. The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly;
-- generally used in the plural. --Howell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tripe
n 1: lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine)
used as food
2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {trumpery},
{trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]
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