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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman trenchour; equivalent to trenchen + -our.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɛnˈt͡ʃuːr/, /ˈtrɛnt͡ʃur/
Noun
trenchour (plural trenchours)
- A cutting tool; a knife or blade.
- A platter; a serving dish.
- Bread used as such a dish.
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Old French
Noun
trenchour oblique singular, m (oblique plural trenchours, nominative singular trenchours, nominative plural trenchour)
- (Anglo-Norman) cutter (cutting tool)
- (Anglo-Norman) cutter (one who cuts)
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