livers

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A New York state wildlife pathologist who examined ducks from Commonwealth expressed horror at the birds '"greatly enlarged livers, the product of overfeeding by force (livers are easily torn by even minor trauma)" and at one duck's

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  1. noun Anatomy A large, reddish-brown, glandular vertebrate organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile and is active in the formation of certain blood proteins and in the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins.
  2. noun An organ in invertebrates that is similar to the vertebrate liver.
  3. noun The bile-secreting organ of an animal, used as food.
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  • Well, because he doesn't force feed, because he doesn't gavage tons of corn, his livers were pretty grey. —  Dan Barber's foie gras parable
  • The later stanzas complain that the singer has been taken from her own home among a nation of real warriors to live among a gang of skulking cowards, whose hearts, livers, and other vital organs are not at all up to the standard of her people. —  Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
  • One of the ways the government can help home-livers, according to the plan, is to reduce the amount of the monthly income they spend on housing. —  Slate Magazine
  • A New York state wildlife pathologist who examined ducks from Commonwealth expressed horror at the birds '"greatly enlarged livers, the product of overfeeding by force (livers are easily torn by even minor trauma)" and at one duck's —  Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories
  • Drunks in bars whose livers are about to expire will say: Shah talking sh*t!
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