All 3 Uses of
trestle
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- On boards laid across two trestles was a small body covered with a plastic sheet Mark lifted the sheet and drew it back, and he looked at what lay under it, and put the sheet down carefully.†
Chpt 1.2
- When they reached the vicarage, the trestle was gone.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- They placed it on trestles before the altar, and T. P., the elder, took his place at the lectern which was the golden eagle and spoke the Lord's Prayer, the tribe joining him: Kunuh Umpa Laka ike Mayauntla Hyis Glikum us: gak la hyis gikasa us; Au uma gagila gakunuh Laka yaksami.†
Chpt 4.23
Definition:
a bridge or raised road;
or: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
or: sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
A trestle specifically refers to a framework of slanted braces and horizontal crosspieces