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Izzard vs Gizzard - What's the difference?

izzard | gizzard |

As nouns the difference between izzard and gizzard

is that izzard is (scotland) the letter z; zed 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.

izzard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Scotland) The letter Z; zed.
  • *1773 ,
    • ... [Reading.] Dear Sir,—ay, that's that. Then there's an M, and a T, and an S, but whether the next be an izzard , or an R, confound me, I cannot tell.

    Synonyms

    * uzzard

    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