gizzard : Idioms & Phrases
Gizzard shad
(Zoöl.) , an American herring (Dorosoma cepedianum ) resembling the shad, but of little value.
Webster 1913
To fret the gizzard
- to harass; to vex one's self; to worry. Low Hudibras.
Webster 1913
To stick in one's gizzard
- to be difficult of digestion; to be offensive. Low