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Webster 1913 Edition


Smell-feast

Smell′-feastˊ

,
Noun.
1.
One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a parasite; a sponger.
The epicure and the
smell-feast
.
South.
2.
A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the odors only of the viands.

Definition 2024


smell-feast

smell-feast

English

Noun

smell-feast (plural smell-feasts)

  1. (archaic) One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a parasite; a sponger.
    • South
      The epicure and the smell-feast.
    • L'Estrange
      The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast, that sponges upon other people's trenchers.