stretcher
stretcher Lexical Profile
stretcher Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A framework covered with canvas or other material used for carrying the sick, injured, or dead.
"The paramedics carefully placed the injured athlete on a stretcher before carrying him to the waiting ambulance."
Any tool, device, or mechanical apparatus used for expanding, lengthening, or widening an object.
"He used a wooden shoe stretcher overnight to widen his new leather boots and make them more comfortable."
A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for painting.
"The artist secured the primed canvas tightly around the stretcher before applying the first coat of oil paint."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'stretch' (from Old English 'streccan') combined with the agent suffix '-er'. Its medical application to denote a portable medical bed dates back to the mid-19th century.
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