Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A frame made to support a barrel or cask in a horizontal position with the bung uppermost.
- noun A frame or scaffolding which supports a crane or other structure.
- noun Also spelled
gawntree . - noun A form of traveling crane in which two horizontal girders carry the hoisting-crab which is free to travel along them.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere.
- noun (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Archaic form of
gantry .
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Examples
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A good example of a dialect word is _gantry_ or _gauntree_, a wooden stand for barrels, known in varying forms in many dialects.
English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day 1873
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