Gizzard

/ˈɡɪzəd/ noun

A muscular pouch in a bird's digestive system that grinds up food, or loosely, someone's stomach or courage.

From Middle English 'gisere', from Old French 'gésier', from Latin 'gigeria' (plural of 'gigerium'), originally referring to entrails or offal of birds.

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