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STRINGERS
Noun
stringers
plural of stringer
Anagrams
• restrings, ringsters
Proper noun
Stringers
plural of Stringer
Anagrams
• restrings, ringsters
Source: Wiktionary
STRINGER
String"er, n.
1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.
2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
3. (Railroad)
Definition: A longitudinal sleeper.
4. (Shipbuilding)
Definition: A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
5. (Carp.)
Definition: A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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