stretcher

Definitions

1. 1.(Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gwilt.
2. 2.(Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.
3. 3.(Naut.) (a) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet. (b) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. Dana.
4. 4.A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
5. 5.An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
6. 6.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.
7. 7.An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
8. 8.The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gwilt called?
• What is a piece of timber used in building called?
• What is (a) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet. (b) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. Dana called?
• What is a litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons called?
• What is an overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang] called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is an instrument for stretching boots or gloves called?
• What is the frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting called?