"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, {{m|fro|trenchier||to cut, to carve}} trenchier (“to cut, to carve”), {{m|en|trench}} trench Head templates: {{en-noun}} trencher (plural trenchers)
  1. (archaic or historical) A plate on which food is served or cut. 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-dHiko~nw Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 48 43 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 50 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 49 6 Disambiguation of '(archaic or historical) a plate on which food is served': 93 5 2
  2. One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches. Categories (topical): Kitchenware Translations (one who trenches): ojankaivaja (Finnish), cloddiwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-trencher-en-noun-40k3OIrb Disambiguation of Kitchenware: 48 43 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 50 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 49 6 Disambiguation of 'one who trenches': 1 87 12
  3. A machine for digging trenches. Categories (topical): Machines Translations (machine for digging trenches): ojajyrsin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-trencher-en-noun-ZqZZ-9Jm 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, trencher cap, trencher-fed, trencher fly, trencher friend, trencher-man, trencher mate, trencherman

Inflected forms

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