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trencher-man

noun
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)mən/

Etymology

From trencher + -man.

  1. derived from trencheor
  2. derived from trenchour
  3. inherited from trenchour
  4. suffixed as trencher-man — “trencher + man”

Definitions

  1. A feeder

    A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.

    • Shakespeare's Falstaff is a famous trencher-man.
    • BEATRICE. You had musty victual, and he hath holp to eat it; he is a very valiant trencher-man; he hath an excellent stomach.

  2. A cook.

    • The skilfullest trencher-men of Media.

  3. A table companion

    A table companion; a tablemate.

The neighborhood

Derived

trenchermanship

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA