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Definition of trencher noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trencher

noun

/ˈtrentʃə(r)/

/ˈtrentʃər/

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a wooden plate used in the past for serving food
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French trenchour, from Old French trenchier ‘to cut’, based on Latin truncare ‘to maim’.

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