Stretch'er, n.
n. 1. One who, or that which, stretches.
Sense 2. (Masonry.) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gravitt.
Sense 3. A piece of timber in building.
Sense 4. (Naut.) (a.) A narrow piece of plank placed across a boat for the rowers to set their feet against. (b.) A cross-piece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped. Dana.
Sense 5. A litter or frame for carrying sick, wounded, or dead persons.
Sense 6. An over-stretching of the truth; a lie. [Prov. Eng.]
Sense 7. 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. P. Cyc.