stretcher

Words with a similar base: stretcher

'stretcher'

[stretcher.n.01] as in: a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting

'stretcher'

[stretcher.n.02] as in: a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it

'stretcher'

[stretcher.n.03] as in: a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles

'stretcher'

[capstone.n.02] as in: a stone that forms the top of wall or building

Origins

					stretcher (English)
├── -er (English)
│   ├── -er (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -eren (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   ├── -or (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ra (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── stretch (English)
    └── strecchen (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── streccan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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