"gizzardless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɪzə(ɹ)d.lɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gizzardless.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 47 53
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 47 53

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