“Once the cement was mixed up, she scooped it into the trench and leveled it off at ground level.”

“Ever the man at arms, Gianni used his dagger to spear a slice of ham, and a trencher of bread to scoop up his eggs.”

“On cue, ninety-seven sleeved left arms came up and rotated ninety-seven triangular trencher caps so the longest tip pointed forward.”

“They are placed beside a rare wooden trencher that coincides in size with earlier examples used for bread.”

“But the ardour of the disciple pressed objections home with a trenchancy that is very unlike the sage distillations of the master.”

“The trenchancy with which his atheist urges his reasoning, proves that the writer was fully alive to its force.”

“Still, trenchancy whether in speaker or writer is a most effective tone for a large public.”

“Sometimes a trenchful of the enemy would fire a volley and half of them disappear through gullies leading to other cover.”

“Often trenchers were made from stale bread that was so old and hard that they could be used for quite sometime.”

“He describes how a customer uses it on trenchers and excavators to monitor how much pipe his crews lay.”

“Plates and trenchers made of bronze also occur, although organic materials like wood were probably more common but tend not to be preserved.”