Толковый словарь английского языка - glutton
Glutton
glutton
noun Etymology: Middle English glotoun, from Anglo-French glutun, glotun, from Latin ~-, glutto; akin to Latin gluttire to swallow, gula throat, Old English ceole Date: 13th century 1. one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking, one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something , wolverine 1a
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n. 1 an excessively greedy eater. 2 (often foll. by for) colloq. a person insatiably eager (a glutton for work). 3 a voracious animal Gulo gulo, of the weasel family. Also called WOLVERINE. Phrases and idioms a glutton for punishment a person eager to take on hard or unpleasant tasks. Derivatives gluttonize v.intr. (also -ise). gluttonous adj. gluttonously adv. Etymology: ME f. OF gluton, gloton f. L glutto -onis f. gluttire swallow, gluttus greedy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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