trestle

Meaning

1. A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
2. A folding or fixed set of legs used to support a tabletop or planks.
3. A framework, using spreading, divergent pairs of legs used to support a bridge.
4. A trestle bridge.

Synonyms

sawhorse

easel

scaffold

frame

gibbet

horses

pommel horse

sawbuck

shelf

stage

staging

stand

tripod

truss

workbench

yarraman

equid

pillar support

depressed centre flat wagon

saddle-bottomed wagon

saddle-bottmed car

horsie

bench

foot ropes

equidae

equine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹɛsəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trestel

Cognate with French: tréteau

In summary

From Middle English trestel, from Old French trestel (“crossbeam”) (French tréteau), from Latin trānstellum, diminutive of trānstrum.