trenchermen

noun

plural of trencherman
as in feasters

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  1. hogs
  2. pigs
  3. cormorants
Noun
  • The students and club members raise cows, goats, lambs, hogs, turkeys and more, spending hours feeding and training them daily and preparing them for showing.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 25 July 2026
  • From armrest hogs to aisle rushers, a new survey reveals the in-flight behaviors that frustrate American travelers most.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Definition of hogs
Noun
  • Nathu is told that the carcass is required for veterinary purposes, but it is later placed on the steps of a mosque to provoke Muslim anger since pigs are traditionally considered unclean in Islam.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The daughter of Helios, the sun god, Circe famously turns Odysseus' men into pigs but fails to curse the protagonist himself.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of pigs
Noun
  • Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • Eagles, egrets, cormorants and herons are fishing, too.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of cormorants
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“Trenchermen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trenchermen. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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