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One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.

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  1. n. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
  2. n. A libertine; a wencher.
  3. n. A longitudinal sleeper.
  4. n. A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.
  5. n. A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
  6. n. a member of a squad on a team
  7. n. a worker who strings
  8. n. brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull
  9. n. a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
  10. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham. 2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper. 4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams. 5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a frame, or to support a floor or the like.
  11. n:100 n. a member of a squad on a team n. a worker who strings n. brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull n. a long horizontal timber to connect uprights