gizzard shad

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noun

a silvery herring, Dorosoma cepedianum, of eastern and central U.S. waters, that has a gizzardlike stomach.

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Origin of gizzard shad

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

The big event is the Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Race, which is actually two foot races, a 5K followed by a 10k.
Frozen Turkey Bowling Below Zero at Minnesota’s Ice Box Festival|Michael Daly|January 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shad roe is such a fleeting seasonal delicacy, so rich and full of flavor.
Fresh Picks|Ben Pollinger|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I'll tell him you never tasted planked shad nor saw one cooked, and he'll just spread himself.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
I don't feel now any great longing even for planked shad—such a dinner I ate!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

At night we were up to Elliott's Key, and anchored by making fast to a sweep shoved into the muddy bottom like a shad-pole.
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War|Various
If ye think th' highest jooty iv citizenship is to raise a fam'ly why don't ye give a vote to th' shad?
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
In his heart he longed for a bed that night, and a cup of hot coffee to gladden his gizzard.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden