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Fat-livered codfish = codfish that have fat livers.
Lily-livered = having the characteristics of a lily (cowardly).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Livered — Liv ered (l[i^]v [ e]rd), a. Having (such) a liver; used in composition; as, white livered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-livered — adjective combining form expressing vigor or courage considered suggestive of one with (such) a liver < chicken livered > < lily livered > … New Collegiate Dictionary
livered — |livə(r)d adjective Etymology: liver (I) + ed : having a liver of a specified character usually used in combination lily livered … Useful english dictionary
livered — adjective Having (or having the characteristics associated with) a specified form of liver … Wiktionary
livered — adj. having a liver of a certain kind … English contemporary dictionary
livered — liv·ered … English syllables
livered moggie — the liver of a cod boiled in the fish s stomach (Shetland Isles dialect). See also cropping moggie, liver moggie and liver muggie … Dictionary of ichthyology
White-livered — White liv ered, a. Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly. Syn: lily livered. [1913 Webster] They must not be milksops, nor white livered knights. Latimer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lily-livered — adjective easily frightened • Syn: ↑chicken, ↑chickenhearted, ↑white livered, ↑yellow, ↑yellow bellied • Similar to: ↑cowardly, ↑fearful … Useful english dictionary
Lily-livered — Lil y liv ered (l[i^]l [y^] l[i^]v [ e]rd), a. White livered; cowardly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
