Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Liverpool

Said to be the “liverpool.” The liver is a mythic bird, somewhat like the heron. The arms of the city contain two livers.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Liverpudlian
Livered
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