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Definition of: trencher
(tren′chər) noun
1. A wooden plate formerly used at table; originally, a square piece of board used to cut food on.
2. Archaic The food served on trenchers; hence, the table or its pleasures.
3. Obs. A thick slice of bread used as a platter. [<AF trenchour, OF tranchouoir <trenchier. See TRENCH.]
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