gizzard : Idioms & Phrases


Gizzard shad

  • (Zoöl.), an American herring (Dorosoma cepedianum) resembling the shad, but of little value.
Webster 1913

To fret the gizzard

  • to harass; to vex one's self; to worry. Low Hudibras.
Webster 1913

To stick in one's gizzard

  • to be difficult of digestion; to be offensive. Low
Webster 1913