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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Trencher-man  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  trencherman 
  n  :  a  person  who  is  devoted  to  eating  and  drinking  to  excess 
  [syn:  {glutton},  {gourmand}] 




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