trenchermanship
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From trencherman + -ship.
Noun[edit]
trenchermanship (uncountable)
- The quality or fact of being a trencherman.
- 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 234:
- Energetic trenchermanship was a prudent form of preventative medicine.