Dando

Definition

A voracious eater.

Etymology

Hotten explains this as the name of a man once famed for devouring large portions of oysters etc. at restaurants and then admitting he had no money.

Example Sentences

• "It is plaguily annoying to want a dinner, and have the appetite of a Dando — to be asked for a large debt, when your pockets cannot conceal a solitary shilling […]"
• "[…] have we not made out our case that a Master requires the propensities of Bacchus, with the appetite of a Dando […]"