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(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stretcher'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stretcher.html. 1828.
 
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