Meaning of STRETCHER in English

Use in sentences of STRETCHER

Meaning of STRETCHER in English

• One who, or that which, stretches.
• A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall.
• A piece of timber used in building.
• A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
• A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
• A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
• An overstretching of the truth; a lie.
• One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
• An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
• The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.

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