"free liver" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free livers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free liver (plural free livers)
  1. (archaic) A voracious eater and drinker; someone who indulges themselves in eating and drinking. Tags: archaic Synonyms: glutton, free-liver Translations (one given to indulgence in eating and drinking): чревоугодник (črevougodnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-free_liver-en-noun-vPga6LLi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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