buzgut

English

Etymology

From Cornish boos (“food, meal, fare”) + gut.

Noun

buzgut (plural buzguts)

(archaic, West Country, Cornwall dialect) A person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.

Synonyms

pig, trencherman, see also Thesaurus:glutton

References

Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary‎, volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 469

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