Meaning of trencherful | Babel Free

Definitions

Enough to fill a trencher; a plateful of food.

Examples

“[W]e went to the Sun tavern in expectation of a dinner, where we had sent us only two trenchers-full of meat, at which we were very merry[…]”

“The stout beggar seemed to devour the good cheer with amazing relish, and one trencherful after another disappeared with a rapidity which appeared extraordinary to those who sat around.”

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