Trench

trensh, v.t. to dig a ditch: to dig deeply with the spade or plough.— v.i. to encroach.— n. a long narrow cut in the earth: ( fort. ) an excavation to interrupt the approach of an enemy: an excavated approach made by besiegers.— n. Tren′chancy , causticity.— adjs. Tren′chant , Tren′ching , cutting: sharp: severe—( Spens. ) Tren′chand .— ns. Tren′cher ; Trench′-plough , a plough for trenching or turning up the land more deeply than usual.— v.t. to plough with a trench-plough. [O. Fr. trencher (Fr. trancher ), acc. to Littré from L. truncāre , to maim— truncus , maimed.]