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trencher

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) trencher (noun)
  2. 2) trencher (adjective)
  3. 3) trencher (noun)
  4. trencher-fed (adjective)
  5. trencher salt (noun)
  6. turn the trencher (noun)

1tren·cher

noun \ˈtren-chər\

Definition of TRENCHER

: a wooden platter for serving food

Origin of TRENCHER

Middle English trenchour knife, serving platter, from Anglo-French, from trencher to cut
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TRENCHER

bencher, censure, denture, drencher, quencher, venture, wencher

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