4 adjectives to describe trencherman
Now, lads, fall on and see which of you can keep pace with me, for I am a mighty trencherman.
That fetched a long face on to him, I can tell you; for it is downright fond of his food he is, and a rare trencherman too.
With fox-like astuteness these Caribs feigned amicable signs, but meanwhile prepared their stomachs for a succulent repast; and from their first glimpse of the strangers their mouths watered like tavern trenchermen.
To these three, the tension of the Captain's embarrassment became insupportable, beyond four or five minutes; so that Carreras, a discriminating, though not a valiant trencherman, was always the last to leave the table.