free liver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of free liver
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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Nye was a free liver, though not a dissipated man, and, as you know, a very excellent speaker.
From My Memories of Eighty Years by Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell) Depew
From his ancestors, most probably the Governor, who, we infer, was a free liver in a tropical climate, he derived the curse of gout.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery
A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
"He is a free liver, spends much money and has a passion for music."
From Ashton-Kirk, Investigator by John T. McIntyre
Once he had been a jovial fellow, a careless, free liver, towards ladies a gallant cavalier, among men a desperate gambler.
From Black Diamonds by Mór Jókai
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