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OFFAL , refuse or See also:waste stuff, the " off fall," that which falls off (cf . Dutch afval, Ger . Abfall) . The See also:term is applied especially to the waste parts of an See also:animal that has been slaughtered for See also:food, to putrid flesh or carrion, and to waste See also:fish, especially to the little ones that get caught in the nets with the larger and better fish, and are thrown away or used as manure . As applied to See also:grain " offal " is used of grains too small or See also:light for use for See also:flour, and also in flour milling of the husk or See also:bran of See also:wheat with a certain amount of flour attaching, sold for feeding beasts (see FLOUR) . |
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