trencher
English
/ˈtɹɛntʃə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A long plate on which food is served and/or cut.
- One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
- A machine for digging trenches.
Etymology
Borrowed from trenchour derived from trencheor.
Origin
trencheor
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lick English
- lick-trencher English
- trencher-man English
- trencherful English
- trencherlike English
- truinnsear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- trenchour xno
- trencheor ONF.