"trencher" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: trenchers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃə(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). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|trenchour}} Middle English trenchour, {{der|en|xno|trenchour}} Anglo-Norman trenchour, {{der|en|fro-nor|trencheor}} Old Northern French trencheor, {{cog|fr|tranchoir}} French tranchoir Head templates: {{en-noun}} trencher (plural trenchers)
  1. (archaic or historical) A plate on which food is served or cut. Tags: archaic, historical Categories (topical): Kitchenware Translations ((archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served): πίναξ (pínax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), tallador [masculine] (Catalan), tallador [masculine] (Galician), truinnsear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), trensiwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-trencher-en-noun-en:plate_on_which_food_is_served_or_cut Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 79 11 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 16 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 19 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 56 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 66 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 65 21 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 65 18 17 Disambiguation of '(archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served': 96 2 2
  2. Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches. Translations (one who trenches): ojankaivaja (Finnish), cloddiwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-trencher-en-noun-en:person_who_digs_trenches Disambiguation of 'one who trenches': 1 73 25
  3. A machine for digging trenches. Categories (topical): Machines Translations (machine for digging trenches): ojajyrsin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-trencher-en-noun-en:machine_for_digging_trenches Disambiguation of Machines: 10 14 76 Disambiguation of 'machine for digging trenches': 0 7 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fruit-trencher, lick-trencher, spin the trencher, trencher cap, trencher-fed, trencher fly, trencher friend, trencher-man, trencherman, trencher mate

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "trencher fly"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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