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  "thread": {
    "id": 653,
    "subject": "\"Trenchard\"",
    "messages": 1,
    "voices": 1,
    "first": "1998-05-22T08:51:05+00:00",
    "last": "1998-05-22T08:51:05+00:00"
  },
  "messages": [
    {
      "message_id": "<urth-v0011-0090@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Dan'l Danehy Oakes",
        "address": "ddanehyo at us.oracle.com"
      },
      "date": "1998-05-22T08:51:05+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) \"Trenchard\"",
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      "reply_link": null,
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          "kind": "quote",
          "depth": 1,
          "text": "Tony Ellis wrote:\nAs for the significance of Trenchard... a trencher is, of\ncourse, a wooden or ceramic platter, and significantly the\nword comes from the French trenchoir. Would that make a\ntrenchard some sort of serving man, a medieval plate-\ncarrier? Just a thought."
        },
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          "text": "_Trencheior_ or _trenchier_, actually; a medieval French verb \nnow obsolete in either form.  (May come from trinicare, a \nlater Vulgar Latin verb meaning 'to cut or divide in three,' \nbut that's not attested.)  The verb meant 'to cut,' and is \nalso the root for \"trenchant.\"  \n\nGiven the -ard suffix, I would guess that \"trenchard\" means \nsomething like \"person from the trench.\"  Not very helpful,\nI know.\n\n--Roach"
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