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Search phrase: eater

Plays

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King LearKL II.ii.13A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats, a base,A Knaue, a Rascall, an eater of broken meates, a base,
PericlesPer I.i.131And she an eater of her mother's fleshAnd shee an eater of her Mothers flesh,
Twelfth NightTN I.iii.82am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm toam a great eater of beefe, and I beleeue that does harme to

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.927 Eater of youth, false slave to false delight, Eater of youth, false slaue to false delight:

Glossary

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anthropophaginianman-eater, cannibal
cormorantglutton, gorger, insatiable eater
trencher-knighthero of the dinner-table, valiant eater
trencher-manhearty eater, good feeder, man of appetite

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eater, heartytrencher-man
eater, insatiablecormorant
eater, valianttrencher-knight
insatiable eatercormorant
man-eateranthropophaginian
valiant eatertrencher-knight

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