† outstretchern.
Obsolete. rare.
A thing which stretches out or extends something.
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the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > extension or stretching > that which
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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > supporting rod > stretcher or spreader
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1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 227 In the bat the fingers are lengthened, attenuated, and made outstretchers and supporters of a pair of wings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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