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trencher

[ tren-cher ]
/ ˈtrɛn tʃər /
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noun

a person or thing that digs trenches.
ditchdigger(def 3).
a rectangular or circular flat piece of wood on which meat, or other food, is served or carved.
such a piece of wood and the food on it.
Archaic. food; the pleasures of good eating.

RELATED WORDS

serving, platter, bowl, dish, disk, tray, disc, service, helping, course, portion, casserole, record, salver, charger

Nearby words

trench warfare, trench, richard chenevix, trenchant, trenchantly, trenchard, trencher, trencherman, trenches, trend, trendelenburg position, trendelenburg's sign

Origin of trencher

1275–1325; Middle English trenchour something to cut with or on < Anglo-French; Middle French trencheoir. See trench, -ory2
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British Dictionary definitions for trencher (1 of 2)

trencher

1
/ (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)

trencher

2
/ (ˈtrɛntʃə) /

noun

a person or thing that digs trenches
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Word Origin and History for trencher

trencher

n.

c.1300, "wooden platter on which to cut meat," from Anglo-French trenchour, from Old North French trencheor "a trencher," literally "a cutting place," from Old French trenchier "to cut" (see trench).

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