n. [ OE. trencheoir, F. tranchoir, fr. trancher to cut, carve. See Trench, v. t. ]
It could be no ordinary declension of nature that could bring some men, after an ingenuous education, to place their “summum bonum” upon their trenchers. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Trencher cap,
Trencher fly,
Trencher friend,
Trencher mate,
n.;
The skillfulest trencher-men of Media. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Being without trenches; whole; intact. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]