Literal translation
to pound like a sawyer
Meaning
To eat like an ogre
Explanation
Said of someone who eats with an enormous appetite: to eat like an ogre. The verb trissa means to pound or grind; a ressaire is a sawyer.
Provençal expression
Literal translation
to pound like a sawyer
Meaning
To eat like an ogre
Explanation
Said of someone who eats with an enormous appetite: to eat like an ogre. The verb trissa means to pound or grind; a ressaire is a sawyer.
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