smell-feast
noun/ˈsmɛlfiːst/UK/ˈsmɛlˌfist/US
Etymology
Definitions
One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available
One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.
- Paraſites, were called ſoche ſmellefeaſtes as would ſeeke to be free geaſtes at richemens tables.
- Origen ſpeaks of the religation of theſe Dæmons near their Statues, vvhether by Magical incantation, or that, like ſo many ſmell-Feaſts, they hankered near the Altars, to enjoy the nidorous fumes of the Sacrifices, […]
- She [the ant] lives upon her Ovvn, Honeſtly Gotten and Poſſeſs'd, vvithout either Envy or Violence; VVhereas the Fly is an Intruder, and a Common Smell-Feaſt, that Spunges upon Other peoples Trenchers.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for smell-feast. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA