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trencher1 definition

trencher (tren′c̸hər)

noun

  1. a wooden board or platter on which to carve or serve meat
    1. food served on a trencher
    2. a supply of food

Etymology: ME < OFr trencheor < trenchier: see trench

trencher2 definition

trencher (tren′c̸hər)

noun

a person who digs trenches

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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