trestle[noun]Synonyms: sawhorse, buck, horse, sawbuck, workhorse
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tres‧tle /ˈtres
əl/
noun [countable] especially British English[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: trestel, from Vulgar Latin transtellum, from Latin transtrum; ⇒ transom]
1. an A-shaped frame used as one of the two supports for a temporary table
2. (
also trestle bridge) a bridge with an A-shaped frame supporting it
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