All 3 Uses of
devour
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black-letter editions.†
Chpt 2
- He walked up to the sideboard, and tearing a piece from the loaf he devoured it voraciously, washing it down with a long draught of water.†
Chpt 5 *
- And, I say, Peterson, just buy a goose on your way back and leave it here with me, for we must have one to give to this gentleman in place of the one which your family is now devouring.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry