Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

tripe
     n 1: lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine)
          used as food
     2: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {trumpery},
         {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}, {codswallop}]