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ˈoutˌstretcher
[out- 8.]
One who or that which stretches out; an extensor. So ˈoutˌstretching vbl. n. and ppl. a. [out- 9, 10], stretching out, extending, extension.
1480Caxton Descr. Brit. 44 The contre which is now named scotland is an outstretchyng of the north partie of britayn. 1600J. Pory tr. Leo's Africa Introd. 41 A cape very well knowen in regard of the eminency and outstretching thereof. 1654Gataker Disc. Apol. 52 A haughtie, bold, out-stretching, and selfe-confiding spirit. 1854Owen Skel. & Teeth in Circ. Sc., Organ. Nat. I. 227 In the bat the fingers are lengthened, attenuated, and made outstretchers and supporters of a pair of wings. 1866J. G. Murphy Comm. Ex. xiv. 30 On the outstretching of Moses's hand. |