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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 Stretchered 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...
- The Stretchers is an 2019 action puzzle game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Nintendo. It released for the Nintendo Switch on November 8...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-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 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...
- In ancient Egypt, a rope stretcher (or harpedonaptai) was a surveyor who measured real property demarcations and foundations using knotted cords, stretched...
- A **** stretcher is a specialized tool used to install wall-to-wall ****. The tool grips the **** with a set of tines on the head. A force applied...
- 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...