gormand
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He was not a gormand, but he had continued to live well.
From The Wolf's Long Howl by Waterloo, Stanley
Our gormand, gloating round, Cried, 'Sheep, I wonder much Who could have made you such.
From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur
There is a natural desire to retain the delicious fruit for full mastication; there is no such desire, except in the trained gormand, for the retention of animal substance.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
The mind will wax fat and unwieldy, like the body of the gormand.
From The Elements of Character by Chandler, Mary G.
The little observer was willing to give up all her breakfast to the little winged gormand for the sake of the satisfaction she received from seeing how he managed to eat.
From Piccolissima by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot
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