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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)