Loaf Eater
In which I mine my source material to unearth the building blocks of my short story.
The characters
On the day appointed the Lord Abbot and some of the most active and prudent monks, attended by the sturdiest loaf-eaters of the abbey, all well armed, set out on their journey to steal the body of the saint.
‘Loaf-eaters’ just jumped out at me. What the heck is a loaf eater? Let’s ask Professor Google.
Old English hlafæta "household servant…
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