Definition of: stretcher

(strech′ər) noun
1. One who or that which stretches; any device for stretching, as a device for loosening the fit of gloves, shoes, etc., a frame for drying curtains, sweaters, etc., in shape.
2. A frame, as of stretched canvas, for carrying the wounded or dead; a litter.
3. In masonry, a brick or stone lying lengthwise of a course.
4. A tie beam in the frame of a building.