stretcher en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- audio Queensland
- /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- strĕchʹər (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈstɹet͡ʃə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
From stretch + -er.
Meanings
- Someone or something that stretches.
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A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
The goal also cost the Blues the services of Luiz, who was injured in attempting to clear and was taken off on a stretcher and replaced by Gary Cahill.
2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC:After all this has been done, the funeral-procession begins. The stretcher is borne to the burialplace by male persons, even when the deceased is a woman; this work is to be done carefully.
1953, H.A.R. Gibb, J.H. Kramers, “Djināza”, in Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, E.J. Brill, published 1995, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 90, column 1:There, characteristically, he refused to be carried on a stretcher, saying he was too heavy for nurses. He walked in with their support.
2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:This done, he sank on to a stretcher, and glanced meditatively about the room.
1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 153:
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A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
A twelve-by-fourteen canvas would not pin in his box, so he had to make a stretcher for it, and very neatly he made it, out of strips of butter-box.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 48:
- A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
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A brick laid with the longest (but least tall) side exposed.
The quoins should be two feet long and one foot broad on the bed, and regularly built, stretcher and header alternately
1857, John Ewart, The Agriculturist's Assistant:
- A piece of timber used in building.
- (slang) A lie; an overstretching of the truth.
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A board against which a rower places his feet.
[…] these seem to indicate a thwart, foot-timber (stretcher), thole-pin combination for rowing.
2014, Sean Mcgrail, Ancient Boats in North-West Europe, page 80:Directly the oar has been disengaged from the water, all pressure on the stretcher ceases, and the strain of the recovery of the body is eased by a slight pull with the feet on the straps of the stretcher.
1900, Alfred Edward Thomas Watson, The Young Sportsman, page 479:Betwean each beam of the boat is also fastened a piece of timber called a stretcher or footspur, against which they place their feet when rowing, to enable them to have a more complete command of their oar.
1909, Samuel McSkimin, The History and Antiquities of the County of the Town of Carrickfergus, from the Earliest Records Till 1839, page 362:Each rower's feet are set in shoes which are secured in the boat in a stretcher (or foot board) set into a fixed position to suit the length of the rower's legs.
2003, J. Alswang, The South African Dictionary of Sport, page 203:The jointed stretcher is used in place of the sectional bottom board, with two sideboards, one each side of stretcher. The boat set up this way only weights 20 pounds, and makes a very convenient boat for trout-fishing, duck-hunting, or exploring in ponds or streams where the paddle will do as well as the oars.
1884, J. W. Collins, Bulletin of the United States National Museum: Great International Fisheries Exhibition, page 703:
- 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.
- A horizontal bar joining the legs of a chair or a table to provide support and stability.
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(obsolete) A penis, especially a long penis.
When our mutual trance was a little over, and the young fellow had withdrawn that delicious stretcher, with which he had most plentifully drowned all thoughts of revenge in the sense of actual pleasure, the widen'd wounded passage refunded a stream of pearly liquids, which flowed down my thighs, mixed with streaks of blood
1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stretchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
stretcher case · stretcher bond · stretcherless · stretcher-bearer · stretcher match · X-stretcher · stretcherman
Hypernyms
litter · vehicle · device · conveyance
Synonyms
ambulance (medical litter) · litter · litter (medical litter) · dooly (medical litter)
Translations (125)
fr civière (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fi jalkatuki (nautical: board against which a rower places his feet) · tk nosilka (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nrf chiviéthe à bras (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · gl andas (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · gl angarellas (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fi juoksutiili (brick laid with the longest side exposed) · ru носи́лки (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · km ប្រង់កា (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · km គ្រែស្នែង (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · tg занбар (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nb båre (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ms pengusung (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · gl padiola (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ug نوسىلكا (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · cmn 擔架床 /担架床 (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · uk но́ші (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · tg сароҷа (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ug زەمبىل (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nl brancard (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · vi băng ca (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ur اسٹریچر (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sq barelë (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · tr teskere (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es horma (device to stretch shoes or gloves) · mk но́сила (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · non barar (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fi kehys (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · es bastidor (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · ru натяжно́е устро́йство (device to stretch shoes or gloves) · fr panneresse (brick laid with the longest side exposed) · to fata (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · cs běhoun (brick laid with the longest side exposed) · ca civera (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nl kader (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · cs nosítka (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · tr sedye (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sh nòsila (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · th แคร่ (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ga sínteán (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ar مِحَفَّة (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · it barella (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · cmn 擔架 /担架 (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · pl blejtram (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · uz nosilka (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · bg рамка (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · el φορείο (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · mk но́силка (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · cs rozpěra (piece of timber) · vi cáng (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es parihuela (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sl nosila (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · kk зембіл (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · lb Brëtsch (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · de Tragbahre (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · uz zambil (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · io kamilo (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · de Bahre (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · nl frame (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · de Trage (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nl baar (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ka საკაცე (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · pl krosna malarskie (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · izh nosilkat (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · az xərək (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es camilla (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · mi amo (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · be насі́лкі (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · la lectica (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · da båre (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · lv nestuves (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · bg разпънка (piece of timber) · mi kauhoa (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sm fata (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fr châssis (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · ar نَقَّالَة (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · gl cozo (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es angarilla (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fi lesti (device to stretch shoes or gloves) · ko 담가 (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · hu hordágy (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ja 担架 (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es ensanchador (device to stretch shoes or gloves) · hi स्ट्रेचर (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fr brancard (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · hy պատգարակ (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · id brankar (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · cy cludwely (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ky замбил (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · th คานหาม (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · mi kauamo (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · de Tragbahre (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es polín (piece of timber) · sv löpsten (brick laid with the longest side exposed) · et kanderaam (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ky носилка (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ota تسكره (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · bg носи́лка (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ca baiard (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · es viga (piece of timber) · sh но̀сила (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · my ထမ်းစင် (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ota سدیه (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · lt neštuvai (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ro targă (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · th เปล (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · pl nosze (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ko 들것 (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fi paarit (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ja ストレッチャー (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sk nosidlá (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · nl draagbaar (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · la grabātus (Vulgate) (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · uk носи́лки (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · da løber (brick laid with the longest side exposed) · gl vallarte (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · lb Drobier (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · he אַלּוּנְקָה (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · pt maca (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · de Bahre (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · fa برانکارد (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ca llitera (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · sv bår (simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurney) · ru подра́мник (frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting) · fi hirsi (piece of timber)