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Meaning of TRENCHER-MAN

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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