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trencher
/ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
noun 3
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3ADJ.
many
VERB + TRENCHER
discharged, enables, line, waits
PREP.
on, through, upon
Definitions
noun
1
A plate on which food is served or cut.
Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]
2
Someone who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
3
A machine for digging trenches.
The milling action of the bucket line enables the trencher to cut through difficult materials, such as stone rubble and brick filling, and to leave a good trench with clean side walls.
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Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]
Wiktionary02
The milling action of the bucket line enables the trencher to cut through difficult materials, such as stone rubble and brick filling, and to leave a good trench with clean side walls.
Wiktionary03
He that waits upon another's trencher, makes many a little dinner.
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