stretcher
noun/ˈstretʃə(r)/
/ˈstretʃər/
- a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk
- He was carried off on a stretcher.
- stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk)
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- a wooden frame over which cloth is spread and pulled tight ready for painting
- Staple the canvas to the stretchers, prime it with ochre, then you're ready to paint.
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