trencher

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English trenchour, from Anglo-Norman trenchour and Old Northern French trencheor (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛntʃə(ɹ) === Noun === trencher (plural trenchers) (archaic or historical) A plate on which food is served or cut. Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches. A machine for digging trenches. Coordinate term: (hand tool) entrenching tool ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Trencher (tableware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Trencher (machine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === retrench == Old French == === Verb === trencher alternative form of trenchier ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.