Trench MouthTrench Mouth : PhrasesMeaning: A disease created from eating from/in unsanitary conditions. Example: Malnutrition and trench mouth are serious problems facing much of the populace in third world countries. Origin: In the 1500s, most people did not have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Often trenchers were made from stale paysan bread which was so old and hard that they could use them for quite some time. Trenchers were never washed, and a lot of times worms and mold got into the wood and old bread. After eating off wormy, moldy trenchers, one would get trench mouth. Phrases Index | ||
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