Synonyms:
capstone, copestone, coping_stone, stretcher
Meaning: a stone that forms the top of wall or building
Synonyms:
stretcher
Meaning: a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
Synonyms:
stretcher
Meaning: a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
Synonyms:
stretcher
Meaning: a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
Usage examples
And then, "Who-all's in the curtained stretcher they're carrying?"
Unlike the ordinary stretcher, it was not carried between two men; but a man and a mare--the mare at the head, the man bearing behind.
In strong but tender arms the wounded man was transferred from the stretcher to the skin couch, on which he had been accustomed to repose.