trencher-man

trencher-man
[ʹtrentʃə|mən] n (pl -men [-{ʹtrentʃə}mən])
1. (хороший) едок; гурман; обжора

good /stout, valiant/ trencher-man - настоящий гурман или обжора

to be a hearty /heavy/ trencher-man - любить хорошо поесть

to be a poor trencher-man, to be nothing of a trencher-man - мало есть; есть как птичка

2. арх. прихлебатель, нахлебник, захребетник

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