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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old North French
Origin: guisier, from Latin gigeria 'inside organs of animals'

gizzard

 noun
     
Related topics: Birds
giz‧zard [countable]
HBB a part of a bird's stomach that breaks down food into smaller pieces
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