stretching ppl adjective. ['strɛtʃɪŋ] M16.
[formed as STRETCHING noun + -ING².]
That stretches.
stretching beam a tie-beam or brace used in building.

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stretching verbal noun. ['strɛtʃɪŋ] LME.
[from STRETCH verb + -ING¹.]
The action of STRETCH verb; an instance of this. Also foll. by forth, out.

Comb.:
stretching-board: on which a corpse is laid out before being placed in a coffin; stretching-bond Bricklaying = stretcher bond s.v. STRETCHER noun; stretching-course Bricklaying: consisting wholly of stretchers; stretching-iron a flat metal plate used in smoothing or finishing leather.

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