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Middle English
- trestall, trestell, trestille, trestle, trestul, trestull, trestyll, tristell, tristil, trostel, trostell, trystoll, trystyll
Etymology
From Old French trestel; equivalent to trest + -el (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɛstɛl/, /ˈtrɛstəl/, /ˈtrist-/, /ˈtrɔst-/
Noun
trestel (plural tresteles)
- trestle, sawhorse
- support, framework (beam structure)
- trivet, tripod
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