Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trencherman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trencher-man \Trench"er-man\, n.; pl. {Trencher-men}.
1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. --Shak.
2. A cook. [Obs.]
The skillfulest trencher-men of Media. --Sir P.
Sidney.
3. A table companion; a trencher mate. --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trencherman
n : a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
[syn: {glutton}, {gourmand}]
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