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Word: truss (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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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