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trestle

n. சாய்கால், மேசை முதலியவற்றின் சாய்வான உதைகால் இணைகளுள் ஒன்று, சாரவிட்டக் கால் அடிக்கடி கூட்டியிணைக்கப்பட்ட, (கப்) பாய்மர உதைகால் சட்டம்.


Tres"tle, n. Etym: [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tréteau; 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.


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