trencher
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trencher
- /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɛntʃə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour and Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb).
noun trenchers
- 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 […]
- Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
- 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.
Talk about this word "trencher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trencher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trencher. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trencher "trencher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trencher.Cite this
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title = {trencher},
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