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Meaning of GAUNTREE

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gaun"tree\, Gauntry \Gaun"try\, n. [F. chantier, LL.
cantarium, fr. L. canterius trellis, sort of frame.]
1. A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere.
   --Sir W. Scott.

2. (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other
   structure. --Knight.

 

 

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