trestle
trestle definition
tres·tle (tres′əl)
noun
- a framework consisting of a horizontal beam fastened to two pairs of spreading legs, used to support planks to form a table, platform, etc.
- a framework of vertical or slanting uprights and crosspieces, supporting a bridge, etc.
- a bridge with such a framework
Etymology: ME trestel < OFr < VL *transtellum, dim. of L transtrum, a beam: see transom
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