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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trench•er (tren′chər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that digs trenches.
- Mechanical Engineeringditchdigger (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.
- Anglo-French; Middle French trencheoir. See trench, -ory2
- Middle English trenchour something to cut with or on 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trencher /ˈtrɛntʃə/ n - (esp formerly) a wooden board on which food was served or cut
- Also called: trencher cap
another name for mortarboard
Etymology: 14th Century trenchour knife, plate for carving on, from Old French trencheoir, from trenchier to cut; see trench |