truss

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French trousse.

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• (UK, US) IPA: /tɹʌs/

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truss (plural trusses)

1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
   • 2008, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Chapter 4, Professional Guide to Diseases, ISBN 0781778999, page 280:

     A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.

2. A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.
3. (architecture) A triangular bracket.
4. 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.

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to truss (third-person singular simple present trusses, present participle trussing, simple past and past participle trussed)

1. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
2. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
3. (transitive) To support.

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• Alphagram: rsstu
• rusts