trencher

Example Sentences

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Admittedly, these plates would have been like trenchers, sturdy supports made of baked dough.

From Salon

Instead of plates, there were bread trenchers, which would soak up the juices and be then thrown to the dogs.

From Washington Post

The facility will include a heavy equipment arena to train workers using scaffolds, trenchers, cranes, scissor lifts and more.

From Washington Times

For example, Bouwkamp says, Vermeer was able to sell eight trenchers, or giant chain saws for underground construction, to Saudi Arabia, where U.S. banks cannot lend, because of loans from the Ex-Im Bank.

From US News

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