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

He snagged a roasted onion, dripping brown with gravy, from a nearby trencher and bit into it.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Theon hacked a loaf of bread in half, hollowed out a trencher, and summoned a cook to fill it with fish stew.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin