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smell-feast

UK/ˈsmɛlfiːst//ˈsmɛlˌfist/

smell-feast noun: one who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.

Noun

smell-feast (plural smell-feasts)

  1. (archaic) One who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.
    • Paraſites, were called ſoche ſmellefeaſtes as would ſeeke to be free geaſtes at richemens tables.1564 February, Erasmus, “The Saiynges of Alexander the Greate”, in Nicolas Udall [i.e., Nicholas Udall], transl., Apophthegmes, that is to Saie, Prompte, Quicke, Wittie and Sentẽcious Saiynges, […]...
    • Origen ſpeaks of the religation of theſe Dæmons near their Statues, vvhether by Magical incantation, or that, like ſo many ſmell-Feaſts, they hankered near the Altars, to enjoy the nidorous fumes of the Sacrifices, […]1664, H[enry] More, chapter VII, in A Modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, […], London: […] J[ames] Flesher for W[illiam] Morden […], →OCLC, book I, page 21

Synonyms of smell-feast

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Forms of smell-feast

pluralsmell-feasts

Origin of smell-feast

From smell (verb) + feast (noun).

Questions about smell-feast

What does smell-feast mean?
Smell-feast means one who is apt to find and frequent places where good food is available; especially one who comes uninvited to a meal; a parasite; a sponger.
What part of speech is smell-feast?
Smell-feast is a noun.
How do you pronounce smell-feast?
Smell-feast is pronounced /ˈsmɛlfiːst/ (UK).
What is the plural of smell-feast?
The plural of smell-feast is smell-feasts.

Words near smell-feast in the dictionary

  1. smell ya later
  2. smell you later
  3. smell-alike
  4. smell-alikes
  5. smell-brain
  6. smell-feast
  7. smell-feasts
  8. smell-o-meter
  9. smell-o-meters
  10. smell-o-rama
  11. smell-o-ramas

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