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.