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Meanings of trencherman in English

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rapa de tacho
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A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.

        rapa de tacho
        Usage of trencherman in English
        1
        Hardy made good his boast, proving that he was a mighty trencherman.
        The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Camp...
        2
        He is a very valiant trencherman; he hath an excellent stomach.
        Much Ado about Nothing
        3
        He was a gallant trencherman, and the strange tropic viands tickled his palate.
        Whirligigs
        4
        He was a good trencherman, and he did not care who knew it.
        The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories
        5
        As I remember at West Point, you were a first-class trencherman.
        The Tree of Appomattox
        6
        An excellent trencherman himself, he understood what Mr. Peters must suffer.
        Something New
        7
        However much Morrell ate-andhe was a good trencherman-heremained skinny as a lath.
        American empire: blood and iron
        8
        And methinks his majesty of Sardinia has proved himself to be a good trencherman.
        Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
        9
        Blenkiron squared his shoulders and showed himself a noble trencherman.
        Mr. Standfast
        10
        To you, Peter-thefamous trencherman of song and story?
        Captivating Mary Carstairs
        11
        A good workman is ever a good trencherman.
        Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
        12
        A rare good trencherman he be an' all!
        The Making of a Soul
        13
        Taking him all round, the German as a trencherman stands pre-eminent among the nations of the earth.
        Three Men on the Bummel
        14
        Oloffe Van Kortlandt was a devout trencherman.
        Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8
        15
        I liked that he is a true trencherman who I felt would feed me royally and understand hospitality.
        The Guardian
        16
        Little want is in that house, but honest Berthun does not know what a trencherman he has hired.
        Havelok the Dane: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln
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