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gizzard

noun
/ˈɡɪzəd/UK/ˈɡɪzɚd/US

Etymology

From Middle English gyser, geser, from Old French gesier, giser et al. (French gésier), from Latin gigēria.

  1. derived from gigēria
  2. derived from gesier
  3. inherited from gyser

Definitions

  1. A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of…

    A specialized organ constructed of thick muscular walls found in the digestive tract of some animals, including archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds), earthworms, some gastropods, some fish, and some crustaceans, and used for grinding up food, often aided by particles of stone or grit.

    • As fortune has it, kingbirds, like owls, lack a grinding gizzard and regurgitate hard fragments from their meals.

  2. The (human) stomach.

    • "Pushing a man's face into his own breakfast is beyond rules or reason, and deserves a punch in the gizzard."

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Derived

dotted gizzard shad, fret the gizzard, gizdodo, gizzardless, gizzard shad, gizzard stone, stick in one's gizzard

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA