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Word: truss
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.
- An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
- architecture A triangular bracket.
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Verb:
- transitive To secure or bind with ropes.
- transitive To support.
- transitive To tie up a bird before cooking it.
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