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   stretch·er

   /ˈstreCHər/

   noun

   • 1. a framework of two poles with a long piece of canvas slung between them, used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.
   • ▪ a gurney. US
   • 2. a wooden frame over which a canvas is spread and tautened ready for painting.
   • 3. a rod or bar joining and supporting chair legs.
   • ▪ a crosspiece in the bottom of a boat on which a rower's feet are braced.
   • 4. a brick or stone laid with its long side along the face of a wall.
   • 5. an exaggeration or lie. archaic, informal

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