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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stretcher \Stretch"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, stretches.
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     2. (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension
        in the line of direction of the wall. --Gwilt.


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     3. (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.
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     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.
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     5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or
        dead persons.
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     6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
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     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.
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     8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
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     9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stretcher
       n 1: a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed
            for oil painting
       2: a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes
          or gloves) by stretching it
       3: a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or
          dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched
          between two poles
       4: a stone that forms the top of wall or building [syn: {capstone},
           {copestone}, {coping stone}]

















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