English Explanatory Dictionary

livers and lights

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Offal; The internal organs of an animal, especially when used as food.
  2. Innards; entrails.

Word forms

livers and lights

Etymology

From the most prominent organs, the liver and the lights (lungs); probably influenced by alliteration.

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