| Trestle (trestle) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Tres"tle |
| [OF. trestel,
tresteay, F. tréteau; probably from L.
transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of transtrum a
crossbeam. Cf. Transom.] [Written also tressel.] |
A movable frame or support for anything, as
scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and
forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other
workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and
crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the
like.
The frame of a table.
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