trestletree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the opposite sides of the masthead to support the crosstrees and the frame of the top.

Word forms

trestletree trestletrees

Etymology

From trestle + tree.

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