TRENCHER


Meaning of TRENCHER in English

n. 1 hist. a wooden or earthenware platter for serving food. 2 (in full trencher cap) a stiff square academic cap; a mortarboard.

[ ME f. AF trenchour, OF trencheoir f. trenchier: see TRENCH ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.