"gizzardless" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡɪzə(ɹ)d.lɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gizzardless.wav
Etymology: From gizzard + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gizzard|less}} gizzard + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gizzardless (not comparable)
  1. Without a gizzard; without guts or innards. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gizzardless-en-adj-nostEXFB
  2. (figurative) Lacking courage, cowardly. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gizzardless-en-adj-GmU72Ijw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
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          "ref": "1906, Joel Parker Whitney, Reminiscences of a Sportsman, page 10:",
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          "text": "If you think you're in pain now, just wait until you see what tomorrow brings, you gizzardless coward.",
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        "(figurative) Lacking courage, cowardly."
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