† trencher-flyn.
Obsolete.
A parasite.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > servile flattery or currying favour > [noun] > servile flatterer > parasite
clienta1393
lick-dishc1440
maunche present1440
scambler?a1513
smell-feast1519
parasite1539
hanger-on1549
parasitaster1552
waiter at the table1552
lick-trencher1571
hang-by1579
shadow1579
trencher-fly1590
trencher-friend1590
fawnguest1592
pot-hunter1592
lick-spigot1599
trencherman1599
shark1600
tub-hunter1600
zany1601
lick-box1611
by-hangera1626
cosherer1634
shirk1639
panlicker1641
clientelary1655
tantony1659
led friend1672
sponger1677
fetcher and carrier1751
myrmidon1800
trencher-licker1814
onhanger1821
tag-tail1835
sponge1838
lick-ladle1849
lick-platter1853
sucker1856
freeloader1933
bludger1938
ligger1977
joyrider1990
1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late ii. sig. E4 Fed vppon with Trencher flies, eaten aliue with flatterers.
1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. E1 He shall not want trencher-flies, clawbackes, and Sycophants.
1692 R. L'Estrange Fables cccxxxvii. 294 To try, which of 'em were Friends, and which, only Trencher-Flies, and Spungers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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