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bard.

a sort of stretcher, with no wheels, used for transporting materials

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/baʁ/
  1. a sort of stretcher, with no wheels, used for transporting materials

    dated · masculine
  2. a sawhorse

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French bard, from Old French béart, bayart, baiart, boieart, boyart, bayard (“stretcher”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from unattested *berard, from Frankish *berhard (“carrier”), from Frankish *beran (“to carry”) + *-hard.

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