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stretcher - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stretcher' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stretcher [ n.]
- 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.