trencher

A knife or fork with horizontal handles does not sit naturally in the curved structure of a trencher or a pottage bowl.
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For the moment it was this hundredth man Trencher would have to fear.
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"Crowd chasing a pickpocket, I imagine," said Trencher indifferently.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
Trencher, looking slantwise to the south, could see them plainly.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb

But Trencher had quit looking that way and was looking another way.
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Moreover, this person was staring directly in Trencher's direction.
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British Dictionary definitions for trencher (1 of 2)

trencher¹

/ (ˈtrɛntʃə) /

noun

(esp formerly) a wooden board on which food was served or cut

Also called: trencher cap another name for mortarboard (def. 1)

Word Origin for trencher

C14 trenchour knife, plate for carving on, from Old French trencheoir, from trenchier to cut; see trench

British Dictionary definitions for trencher (2 of 2)

trencher²

/ (ˈtrɛntʃə) /

noun

a person or thing that digs trenches

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