gizzern
An obsolete English variant of 'gizzard', the muscular second stomach of a bird used to grind food.
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An obsolete English variant of 'gizzard', the muscular second stomach of a bird used to grind food. 'Gizzern' preserves an older pronunciation pattern common before 18th-century spelling standardisation. Used in culinary and poultry-keeping contexts; the gizzard itself remains a popular ingredient in French and Southern US cuisines.
The recipe instructed him to clean the gizzern thoroughly before adding it to the giblet gravy.
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(UK, obsolete) A gizzard.
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