buzgut
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Cornish boos (“food, meal, fare”) + gut.
Noun[edit]
buzgut (plural buzguts)
- (archaic, West Country, Cornwall dialect) A person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.
Synonyms[edit]
- pig, trencherman, see also Thesaurus:glutton
References[edit]
- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 469