trencher
Example Sentences
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More soup gets served, Sister’s Stew, “in a trencher hollowed out of a stale loaf.”
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2017
In this opener, we're treated to a look at traditional British loaves, from the humble white bloomer to the relatively lavish lamb-leg trencher.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2013
The meals alone involved prodigious waste: one massive, carved, 14-foot-long wooden trencher held 120 gallons of fish stew.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lord tore off another chunk of bread to swipe out his trencher.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
One of his shoulders was much higher than the other, and he stooped over his trencher like a vulture over carrion.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing trencher
Johnny Tremain
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