CHITTERLING

Etymology

When ironed out, it resembled the small entrails, or chitterlings.

Noun

chitterling (plural chitterlings)

(obsolete) The frill to the breast of a shirt.

A single piece of chitterlings (intestine used as food).

Source: Wiktionary


Chit"ter*ling, n.

Definition: The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out resembled the small entrails. See Chitterlings. [Obs.] Gascoigne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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