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noun, masculine

bard

/baʁ/

noun, masculine/baʁ/plural: bards

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

Synonyms: tréteau

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.