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bacon-fed
bacon-fed
obsolete Overweight and of greasy complexion. Used by the character Falstaff in Shakespeare's Henry IV, referring to the "bacon-fed knaves" whom he is about to rob. Those slovenly, bacon-fed men who feed their faces till near bursting fill me with disgust.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Leonty | | - | Russian |
Shiloh | | SHIE-lo (English) | Biblical |
Vana | | - | Macedonian |
Thijs | | TIES | Dutch |
Amos | | AY-məs (English) | English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew |
Will | | WIL | English |