trencher
Americannoun
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a person or thing that digs trenches.
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a rectangular or circular flat piece of wood on which meat, or other food, is served or carved.
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such a piece of wood and the food on it.
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Archaic. food; the pleasures of good eating.
noun
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(esp formerly) a wooden board on which food was served or cut
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Also called: trencher cap. another name for mortarboard
noun
Etymology
Origin of trencher
1275–1325; Middle English trenchour something to cut with or on < Anglo-French; Middle French trencheoir. See trench, -ory 2
Example Sentences
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More soup gets served, Sister’s Stew, “in a trencher hollowed out of a stale loaf.”
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2017
In this opener, we're treated to a look at traditional British loaves, from the humble white bloomer to the relatively lavish lamb-leg trencher.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013
The meals alone involved prodigious waste: one massive, carved, 14-foot-long wooden trencher held 120 gallons of fish stew.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brienne shook her head, staring down at her trencher as if to find some answer in the gravy.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Instantly she was horrified at herself, and in mortified confusion kept her eyes on the wooden trencher before her.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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