chicken livern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌlɪvə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkən ˌlɪvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., liver n.¹

Etymology: < chicken n. + liver n.¹ In sense 2 after chicken-livered adj.

1. The liver of a chicken, esp. as a foodstuff.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > cuts or parts of fowl

wingc1470

soul?a1475

giblet1546

merrythought1598

sideman1632

sidesman1642

drumstick1646

pinion1655

side bone1712

chicken liver1733

pope's nose1788

liver wing1796

apron1807

parson's nose1836

stumps1845

oyster1855

supreme1856

wishbone1860

pulling bone1877

carcass1883

pully-bone1897

pull-bonea1903

chicken breast1941

chicken tender1955

1733 V. La Chapelle Mod. Cook I. 166 Then mince Parsley, green Onions, scrap'd Bacon, a few Pullets or Chicken Livers, Mushrooms, Trufles, Salt, Pepper, fine Herbs and fine Spices.

1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. xii. 308 They gave me chicken liver and sucking-pig in the Victoria at Hong-Kong.

1963 M. McCarthy Group ix. 194 Mr. Andrews' famous chicken-liver pâté, a recipe he had brought back from France.

2018 Taranaki (N.Z.) Daily News (Nexis) 22 Oct. 2 Cook chicken meat and chicken livers thoroughly.

2. colloquial. A coward. Cf. chicken-livered adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s)

coward?a1289

hen-hearta1450

staniel?a1500

pigeon?1571

cow1581

quake-breech1584

cow-baby1594

custard1598

chicken heart1602

nidget1605

hen?1613

faintling1614

white-liver1614

chickena1616

quake-buttocka1627

skitterbrooka1652

dunghill1761

cow-heart1768

shy-cock1768

fugie1777

slag1788

man of chaff1799

fainter1826

possum1833

cowardy, cowardy, custard1836

sheep1840

white feather1857

funk1859

funkstick1860

lily-liver1860

faint-heart1870

willy boy1895

blert1905

squib1908

fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23

manso1912

feartie1923

yellowbelly1927

chicken liver1930

boneless wonder1931

scaredy-cat1933

sook1933

pantywaist1935

punk1939

ringtail1941

chickenshit1945

candy-ass1953

pansy-ass1963

unbrave1981

bottler1994

1930 Daily Times (Wilson, N. Carolina) 7 Mar. (Home ed.) (cartoon) Bah! You chicken-liver!

1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. iv. 33 Pox on him for a chicken-liver that ran away from the Scots.

2009 @kirstagee 31 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Wish I wasn't such a chicken liver. I want to call a sweet man I know, but my fingers will not finish dialing his number.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicken liver
释义	chicken livern. Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n ˌlɪvə/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌlɪvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., liver n.¹ Etymology: < chicken n. + liver n.¹ In sense 2 after chicken-livered adj. 1. The liver of a chicken, esp. as a foodstuff. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > fowls > [noun] > cuts or parts of fowl wingc1470 soul?a1475 giblet1546 merrythought1598 sideman1632 sidesman1642 drumstick1646 pinion1655 side bone1712 chicken liver1733 pope's nose1788 liver wing1796 apron1807 parson's nose1836 stumps1845 oyster1855 supreme1856 wishbone1860 pulling bone1877 carcass1883 pully-bone1897 pull-bonea1903 chicken breast1941 chicken tender1955 1733 V. La Chapelle Mod. Cook I. 166 Then mince Parsley, green Onions, scrap'd Bacon, a few Pullets or Chicken Livers, Mushrooms, Trufles, Salt, Pepper, fine Herbs and fine Spices. 1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. xii. 308 They gave me chicken liver and sucking-pig in the Victoria at Hong-Kong. 1963 M. McCarthy Group ix. 194 Mr. Andrews' famous chicken-liver pâté, a recipe he had brought back from France. 2018 Taranaki (N.Z.) Daily News (Nexis) 22 Oct. 2 Cook chicken meat and chicken livers thoroughly. 2. colloquial. A coward. Cf. chicken-livered adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) coward?a1289 hen-hearta1450 staniel?a1500 pigeon?1571 cow1581 quake-breech1584 cow-baby1594 custard1598 chicken heart1602 nidget1605 hen?1613 faintling1614 white-liver1614 chickena1616 quake-buttocka1627 skitterbrooka1652 dunghill1761 cow-heart1768 shy-cock1768 fugie1777 slag1788 man of chaff1799 fainter1826 possum1833 cowardy, cowardy, custard1836 sheep1840 white feather1857 funk1859 funkstick1860 lily-liver1860 faint-heart1870 willy boy1895 blert1905 squib1908 fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23 manso1912 feartie1923 yellowbelly1927 chicken liver1930 boneless wonder1931 scaredy-cat1933 sook1933 pantywaist1935 punk1939 ringtail1941 chickenshit1945 candy-ass1953 pansy-ass1963 unbrave1981 bottler1994 1930 Daily Times (Wilson, N. Carolina) 7 Mar. (Home ed.) (cartoon) Bah! You chicken-liver! 1932 R. Macaulay They were Defeated i. iv. 33 Pox on him for a chicken-liver that ran away from the Scots. 2009 @kirstagee 31 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Wish I wasn't such a chicken liver. I want to call a sweet man I know, but my fingers will not finish dialing his number. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1733
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