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white liver
noun as in coward
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"World anarchist ideas, which is another word for treason or white liver," observed the colonel.
"Ye've a better pull than any white-liver of 'em, from Tom's to Barnegat," gasped Bowlegs, struggling against the surf.
Lilly-liver'd is cowardly; white-blooded and white-liver'd are still in vulgar use.
He was simply calling Failing a milksop and a white-liver; just as plainly as if he had used the words.
What is the origin and explanation of the supposed white liver?
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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to white liver, such as: wimp, alarmist, baby, chicken, craven, and cur.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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