truss
- Noun. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- Noun. A framework of beams forming a rigid structure.
- Noun. (architecture) A triangular bracket.
- Noun. 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.
- Verb. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- Verb. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
- Verb. (transitive) To support.
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