01 n. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches.
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1.
One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches.
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2.
A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use.
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3.
The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food.“It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some men, after an ingenuous education, to place their “summum bonum” upon their trenchers.” — South.
Phrases & compounds
Trencher cap —
the cap worn by studens at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square appendage at top. A similar cap used in the United States is called Oxford cap, mortar board, etc.
Trencher fly —
a person who haunts the tables of others; a parasite.
Trencher friend —
one who frequents the tables of others; a sponger.
Trencher mate —
a table companion; a parasite; a trencher fly.