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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

trencherman en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of trencher-man.
    • The heavyweight champion of the world was off his feed. . . . Rocky, ordinarily a first-rate trencherman, was pushing away from the breakfast table after downing only two eggs and a pair of lamb chops. 1954 June 28, “Sport: Bumbling Champ”, in Time:
    • My own preference when it comes to a substantial meal might be more than just a scotch egg but that’s because I’m a hearty trencherman. 2020 December 1, “Scotch egg ‘starter’ rather than substantial meal”, in msn.com:

Forms

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trenchermen Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

trenchermanship