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trenchermanship

trenchermanship noun: the quality or fact of being a trencherman.

Noun

trenchermanship (uncountable)

  1. The 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 of trenchermanship

From trencherman + -ship.

Questions about trenchermanship

What does trenchermanship mean?
Trenchermanship means the quality or fact of being a trencherman.
What part of speech is trenchermanship?
Trenchermanship is a noun.

Words near trenchermanship in the dictionary

  1. trenchering
  2. trencherlike
  3. trenchermaker
  4. trenchermakers
  5. trencherman
  6. trenchermanship
  7. trenchermen
  8. trenchers
  9. trenchersful
  10. trencherwoman
  11. trencherwomen

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