buzgut

English

Etymology

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

Noun

buzgut (plural buzguts)

1. (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^[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 469