"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
Showing posts with label Trencherman. Show all posts
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Thursday, 29 October 2009

Trencherman

 
A trencherman was a person with a healthy appetite, a glutton; a person who was devoted to eating and drinking to excess. The term is archaic.
 
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