'Trestle' definitions:

Definition of 'trestle'

(from WordNet)
noun
A supporting tower used to support a bridge
noun
Sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop

Definition of 'Trestle'

From: GCIDE
  • Trestle \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The frame of a table. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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