Stretcher
Stretcher [1]
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) An overstretching of the truth; a lie.
(3):
(n.) The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
(4):
(n.) A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
(5):
(n.) An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
(6):
(n.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
(7):
(n.) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall.
(8):
(n.) One who, or that which, stretches.
(9):
(n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
(10):
(n.) A piece of timber used in building.
