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glutton

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  1. epicure               
 
glut.ton \'gl*t-*n\ n [ME glotoun, fr. OF gloton, fr. L glutton-, glutto; 
   aki]n to L gluttire to swallow, gula throat, OE ceole 1a: one that eats too 
   much  1b: one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something 
   {R@ for work} 2a: a shaggy thickset carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo) of the 
   family Mu stelidae of northern Europe and Asia related to the marten and 
   the sable 2b: WOLVERINE