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Stretcher
Stretcher Stretch"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, stretches.
2. (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension
in the line of direction of the wall. --Gwilt.
3. (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.
4. (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.
5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or
dead persons.
6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
7. 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.
8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
Meaning of Stretcher from wikipedia
- A
stretcher, gurney, litter, or pram is an
apparatus used for
moving patients who
require medical care. A
basic type (cot or litter) must be
carried by...
- Look up
stretcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
stretcher is a
medical device used to
carry a
person from one
place to another.
Stretcher may also...
- The
scoop stretcher (or clams****,
Roberson orthopedic stretcher, or just scoop) is a
device used
specifically for
moving injured people. It is
ideal for...
- A
stretcher is a
horizontal support element of a table,
chair or
other item of furniture; this
structure is
normally made of
exposed wood and ties vertical...
- The
Thomas Stretcher is a
British mountain rescue stretcher designed by in the 1930s by a
climbing club
committee formed to
investigate the construction...
- A
stretcher bar is used to
construct a
wooden stretcher used by
artists to
mount their canvases. They are
traditionally a
wooden framework support on...
- A foot arch
stretcher (also
known as a foot
stretcher, arch
stretcher,
pointe stretcher, toe
stretcher, or arch enhancer) is a
device used in the fields...
- A
stretcher-bearer is a
person who
carries a
stretcher,
generally with
another person at its
other end,
especially in a war or
emergency times when there...
- A
webbing stretcher is an
upholstery tool used to
stretch webbing.
Traditional chairs are
constructed of an open
wooden frame, with
their seat
often supported...
- Neil
Robertson stretcher (NRS) is a type of
rescue stretcher designed for the
purpose of
safely transferring an
injured person by
either lowering or lifting...
