Definitions for: Trestle

[n] sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
[n] a supporting tower used to support a bridge

Webster (1913) Definition: Tres"tle, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr['e]teau;
probably from L. transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of
transtrum a crossbeam. Cf. Transom.] [Written also
tressel.]
1. 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.

2. The frame of a table.

Trestle board, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and
the like, for drawing designs upon; -- so called because
commonly supported by trestles.

Trestle bridge. See under Bridge, n.

See Also: bridge, buck, horse, sawbuck, sawhorse, span, supporting tower, trestle table

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