troching

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noun

One of the small branches (tines) of a stag's antler.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nountroching (plural trochings)

plural trochings

  1. obsoletebiologyOne of the small branches (tines) of a stag's antler.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtroche“cluster, group”
  2. Englishtroching

From Old French troche (“cluster, group”). Compare French trochure (“a surantler”), trochée (“branches of a seedling”), trochet (“cluster of flowers or fruits”).

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