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Started by: dustaf (inactive)
Hadn't come across the word before. Not sure if it could be offensive or complimentary.
2. Archaic One who frequents another's table; a hanger-on or parasite.
I happened upon it in connection with railway food:
Kitchen car design and restaurant car staffing was dominated by the need to serve the maximum number of breakfasts in a single sitting. Trenchermen could start with porridge, connoisseurs could choose real kippers. Only wimps eat scrambled eggs and smoked salmon.
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Replied: 3rd Sep 2013 at 16:07