(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:54:58

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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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