trenchermanship

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noun

The quality or fact of being a trencherman.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English trencherman →
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Meanings

nountrenchermanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or fact of being a trencherman.

    Energetic trenchermanship was a prudent form of preventative medicine.

    2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 234

Origin

  1. Englishtrencherman
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishtrenchermanship

From trencherman + -ship.

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APA

trenchermanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trenchermanship

MLA

“trenchermanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trenchermanship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trenchermanship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trenchermanship.

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