/tɹaɪp/
OriginFrom Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa.
- uncountable, usuallyThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
“You saw only your mother die. I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom.”
“Tripe: A popular dish commonly believed to be a sexual stimulant.”
- in-plural, uncountable, usuallyThe entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.
“Next morning Miss Dolly complained of her Tripes; / Drinking cold water had given her gripes.”
- uncountable, usuallyAn edible lichen, especially rock tripe.
Formstripes(plural)