Bogtrotter
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One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to thelowest class of Irish. Halliwell.
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A person that loves cake and is capable of eating it in large quantities.
This use of the word originates from the character Bruce Bogtrotter from Roald Dahl's Matilda, who steals a piece of The Trunchbull's chocolate cake, and is consequently required to eat the whole thing as punishment (but he manages this without too much difficulty, to the Trunchbull's annoyance).
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A women with square like feet that could often be described as [trotters], she will use these to help her ‘trot’ through [bogs] whilst working outdoors and around bogs. A [bogtrotter] is not to be trusted
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