Found 2 items, similar to trestle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: trestle trestle n 1: a supporting tower used to support a bridge 2: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
English → English (gcide) Definition: Trestle Trestle \Tres"tle\, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr['e]teau; probably from L. transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of transtrum a crossbeam. Cf. Transom.] [Written also tressel.] 1. A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like. [1913 Webster] 2. The frame of a table. [1913 Webster] Trestle board, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and the like, for drawing designs upon; -- so called because commonly supported by trestles. Trestle bridge. See under Bridge, n. [1913 Webster]