Dictionary entry

Gauntree

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Gaun″tree (?), 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.