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gizzard

giz.zard \'giz-*rd\ n [alter. of ME giser, fr. ONF guisier, fr. L gigeria 
   (pl.) gib]lets 1: the muscular enlargement of the alimentary canal of birds 
   that immediate ly follows the crop and has usu. thick muscular walls and a 
   tough horny lining for grinding the food 2: INNARDS