Webster's English Dictionary

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stretcher

stretch.er \'strech-*r\ n 1: one that stretches; esp : a device or machine 
   for stretching or  expanding something 2a: a brick or stone laid with its 
   length parallel to the face of the wall  2b: a timber or rod used esp. when 
   horizontal as a tie in framed work  3: a litter usu. made of canvas 
   stretched on a frame for carrying disabled  or dead persons