Glutton /(?)/
Glut·ton
Glutton
n.
- One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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Fig.: One who gluts himself.
Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.
- A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. (Zool.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Glutton bird
- the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.
Glutton
a.
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Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.
Glutton
v. t. & i.
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To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.]
Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine.
Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.