trencherman
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)mən/
trencherman (plural trenchermen)
- A person who eats a substantial amount; a gourmand; one with a healthy appetite, and a cultivated appreciation for dining.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 1 Scene 1:
- BEATRICE. You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat it; he is a very valiant trencher-man; he hath an excellent stomach.
- 1954 June 28, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,860901,00.html Sport: Bumbling Champ]," Time:
- The heavyweight champion of the world was off his feed. . . . Rocky, ordinarily a first-rate trencherman, was pushing away from the breakfast table after downing only two eggs and a pair of lamb chops.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 1 Scene 1:
- Portuguese: comilão
- Russian: едо́к
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