| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | of·fal |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ô f l, f l |
| NOUN: | 1. Waste parts, especially of a butchered animal. 2. Refuse; rubbish. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English : of-, off (from Old English, from of; see apo- in Appendix I) + fal, fall.
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