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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...
- 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...
- ****s more
easily accessible for
attack or
foreplay purposes. A ball
stretcher is a **** toy that is used to
elongate the **** and
provide a feeling...
- The
scoop stretcher (or clams****,
Roberson orthopedic stretcher, or just scoop) is a
device used
specifically for
moving injured people. It is
ideal for...
- The
Stretchers is a 2019
action puzzle game
developed by
Tarsier Studios and
published by Nintendo. It
released for the
Nintendo Switch on
November 8,...
- In
ancient Egypt, a rope
stretcher (or harpedonaptai) was a
surveyor who
measured real
property demarcations and
foundations using knotted cords, stretched...
- A Neil
Robertson stretcher (NRS) is a type of
rescue stretcher designed for the
purpose of
safely transferring an
injured person by
either lowering or...
- 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...
-
called headers or
header faces Sides or
wider surfaces are
called stretchers or
stretcher faces Mortar placed between bricks is also
given separate names...
