See Also: stretching(1)(dictionary)
stretching(2)(dictionary)
Product Stretching(money)

stretching(2) (iou)



stretching verbal noun. LME.
[from STRETCH verb + -ING1.]
The action of STRETCH verb; an instance of this. Also foll. by forth, out.
Comb.: stretching-board: on which a corpse is laid out before being placed in a coffin; stretching-bond Bricklaying = stretcher bond s.v. STRETCHER noun; stretching-course Bricklaying: consisting wholly of stretchers; stretching-iron a flat metal plate used in smoothing or finishing leather.