free liver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of free liver
First recorded in 1705–15
Example Sentences
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A free liver, diseased viscera, belly very tense, and much swollen; fluctuation perceptible, but the swelling circumscribed; pulse 132.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
A very fat man, and a free liver; had long been subject to what was called asthma, particularly in the winter.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William
Old Kamehameha I., was dead, and his son, Liholiho, the new King was a free liver, a roystering, dissolute fellow, and hated the restraints of the ancient tabu.
From Roughing It, Part 8. by Twain, Mark
He was a great horseman and a free liver.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams
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 Jókai, Mór
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