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trencher

noun
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour and Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb).

  1. derived from trencheor
  2. derived from trenchour
  3. inherited from trenchour

Definitions

  1. A plate on which food is served or cut.

    • Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]

  2. Someone who trenches

    Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.

  3. A machine for digging trenches.

    • The milling action of the bucket line enables the trencher to cut through difficult materials, such as stone rubble and brick filling, and to leave a good trench with clean side walls.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA