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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Trencher-men

A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.

Shak.

A cook.

[Obs.]

The skillfulest

trencher-men

of Media.

Sir P. Sidney.

A table companion; a trencher mate.

Thackeray.

Noun.

[trencher and man.]

A feeder; a great eater.

A cook.

See also: trencherman

trencher-man ‎(plural trencher-men)

(obsolete) A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer.
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(obsolete) A cook.
- Sir Philip Sidney
  The skillfulest trencher-men of Media.
(obsolete) A table companion; a tablemate.
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