Trencher
noun
A large flat board or plate used to serve food.
He cut the bread on the wooden trencher.
Often appears as...
- wooden trencher
- serve on a trencher
noun
A person who enjoys eating.
He was known to be a trencher, always first at the dining table.
Often appears as...
- hearty trencher
- trencher at the table
noun
A machine that digs trenches.
The construction company used a trencher to dig foundations for the new building.
Often appears as...
- construction trencher
- dig with a trencher
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A large flat board or plate used to serve food.
He cut the bread on the wooden trencher.
Often appears as...
- wooden trencher
- serve on a trencher
noun
A person who enjoys eating.
He was known to be a trencher, always first at the dining table.
Often appears as...
- hearty trencher
- trencher at the table
noun
A machine that digs trenches.
The construction company used a trencher to dig foundations for the new building.
Often appears as...
- construction trencher
- dig with a trencher
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Usage
The first meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern English conversations or writings.
The museum displayed a trencher from the medieval feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Knowing 'trencher' as a serving plate can help understand older literature or historical texts.
In the painting, a trencher was laid out with fruits and cheese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depiction
Recognize 'trencher' in cultural depictions of medieval or Renaissance feasts in films or reenactments.
Actors at the fair ate from trenchers to show how people dined in the past.
Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Usage
The first meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern English conversations or writings.
The museum displayed a trencher from the medieval feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Knowing 'trencher' as a serving plate can help understand older literature or historical texts.
In the painting, a trencher was laid out with fruits and cheese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depiction
Recognize 'trencher' in cultural depictions of medieval or Renaissance feasts in films or reenactments.
Actors at the fair ate from trenchers to show how people dined in the past.
Pro Tip 1/3Archaic Usage
The first meaning is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern English conversations or writings.
The museum displayed a trencher from the medieval feast.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Knowing 'trencher' as a serving plate can help understand older literature or historical texts.
In the painting, a trencher was laid out with fruits and cheese.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Depiction
Recognize 'trencher' in cultural depictions of medieval or Renaissance feasts in films or reenactments.
Actors at the fair ate from trenchers to show how people dined in the past.
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