n. 1. A wooden board or platter on which food is carved or served. 2. A piece of stale bread shaped or cut to serve as a plate for eating meals in the Middle Ages. [Middle English trenchur, from Anglo-Norman trenchour, from trencher, to cut, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *trincāre; see TRENCH.] |
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n. One that digs trenches. |
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