What does "stringer" mean?
Stringer: A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Additional senses
- 2.(Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.
- 3.(Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
- 4.(Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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