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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 |
Svanhild | | - | Norwegian, Norse Mythology |
Vasco | | BAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
Cephas | | SEE-fəs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
Lamberto | | lahm-BER-to | Italian |
XosÉ | | - | Galician |
Giustino | | joos-TEE-no | Italian |