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Offal vs Gizzard - What's the difference?

offal | gizzard |

As nouns the difference between offal and gizzard

is that offal is the rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal while gizzard is a portion of the esophagus of either a bird or an annelid that contains ingested grit and is used to grind up ingested food before it is transferred to the stomach.

offal

English

Noun

(-)
  • The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
  • The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.
  • A dead body.
  • Carrion.
  • That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

    • Derived terms

    * offalist

    See also

    * giblets

    gizzard

    English

    (wikipedia gizzard)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A portion of the esophagus of either a bird or an annelid that contains ingested grit and is used to grind up ingested food before it is transferred to the stomach.

    • Derived terms

    * gizzard shad * fret the gizzard * stick in one's gizzard