Trencher

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹɛntʃə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -É›ntʃə(ɹ)

Origin

Middle English < Anglo-Norman trenchour < Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier ("to cut, to carve"). See trench (verb).

Full definition of trencher

Noun

1. (archaic) A long plate on which food is served and\or cut.
• 1610, , by William Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2No more dams I'll make for fish;Nor fetch in firingAt requiring,Nor scrape trenchering, nor wash dish;'Ban 'Ban, Ca—Caliban,Has a new master—Get a new man.
2. One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
3. A machine for digging trenches.

Derived terms

• trencher cap
• trencher fly
• trencher friend
• trencher mate

Anagrams

• retrench