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What is the noun for trestle?

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trestle
  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.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “We swore we wouldn't have one Army trestle table in the place or one drop of magnolia on the walls.”
      “The river being nearly two miles wide and very shoaly, they thought a trestle bridge could be made to stand.”
      “In a record time of 43 seconds, they cut off a piece of the log, not minding that the sawing trestle almost capsized.”
trestlework
  1. A system of trestles, especially one used to support a bridge.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The trestlework is burned in places and across these we passed the best we could.”
      “Men are busy rebuilding the burned out places in the trestlework and bridging the river, which is narrow here.”
      “How he ever did it I don't see, but he said two soldiers fell through the trestlework and were hurt and had to be left behind.”
tressel
  1. Dated form of trestle.
trestleworks
  1. plural of trestlework
trestles
  1. plural of trestle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She and her brothers rode homemade luges, explored caves, and jumped from train trestles into tree branches.”
      “Farms, mining camps, trestles, hobo camps, and whole towns cracked and burned.”
      “Our little sitting room behind the shop was transformed into a card and calendar showroom, with trestles over the settee.”
tressels
  1. plural of tressel
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