noun
trencher
A wooden platter or piece of stale bread formerly used as a plate.
The museum displays a wooden trencher once used as a plate.
Etymology
The French verb means cutting. A trencher was a slice of bread or a board on which food was cut and served.
More examples
- At the medieval feast, guests ate from trenchers of stale bread.
- She carved the roast and served it on a wooden trencher.
- The bread trencher soaked up the juices from the meat.
Forms
trencher · trenchers