1
: of or relating to a trencher or to meals
2
archaic
: having the nature of a parasite : sycophantic
trench·er
ˈtren-chər 
: one that digs trenches
specifically
: a usually self-propelled excavating machine typically employing a bucket conveyor and used to dig trenches especially for pipelines and cables
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Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
That means the standard medieval English diet of grains, vegetables like cabbage, and meats like beef and mutton probably didn’t change much—either in its content or in the portion sizes in the average trencher.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 6 July 2020
Partygoers would rarely eat the trencher; once supper was finished, those that were still in one piece were given to the destitute, or thrown to the dogs.
—Amy Azzarito, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
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May 10, a police officer took a walk-in report for theft of a utility trailer and trencher.
—Pioneer Press Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2022
That means the standard medieval English diet of grains, vegetables like cabbage, and meats like beef and mutton probably didn’t change much—either in its content or in the portion sizes in the average trencher.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 6 July 2020
Partygoers would rarely eat the trencher; once supper was finished, those that were still in one piece were given to the destitute, or thrown to the dogs.
—Amy Azzarito, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
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“Trencher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trencher. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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