TRENCHERMEN Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

trenchermen

noun

plural of trencherman

as in feasters

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Noun

Fishmeal helped fuel the post-World War II expansion of industrial chicken and hog farming, particularly in Europe and the United States.

— Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Bubba’s had been closed for an extended period while Miller recovered from spinal fusion surgery that left him unable to load hogs onto a smoker.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hogs

Noun

But she was treated with heparin, an anticoagulant derived from intestinal tissue of pigs.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment.

— Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pigs

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In the latest case, Haggerty and Caroline Petrow-Cohen report for The Times, dozens of dead cormorants washed ashore on Venice Beach.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of cormorants

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