truss

nounsupporting device

nounframework

Synonyms for truss

noun supporting device

Word Origin & History

c.1200, "collection of things bound together," from Old French trousse, torse, of unknown origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *torciare "to twist." Meaning "surgical appliance to support a rupture, etc." first attested 1540s. Sense of "framework for supporting a roof or bridge" is first recorded 1650s.

Example Sentences for truss

Singe and truss your chickens; boil one half and roast the other.

Then truss it nicely and roast it from one and a half to two hours.

Truss it nicely, and roast it from three-quarters of an hour to an hour, according to its size.

Then truss it with string, or two skewers, in the form of the letter S.

"Truss him up, Kenneth," he commanded, pointing to the recumbent figure.

Now, put the gags into their mouths and truss them up, as you did the others.

He was to weave a truss of sand and spin a sand rope to bind it with.

In due time her messenger returned; and with her Ben, carrying a truss of straw.

This sling is shown by the sketch, Fig. 244, and as will be observed acts as a truss.

Next, the gooseneck of the truss, on which it pivoted, smashed away.

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Synonyms for truss

bandage

bind

brace

braces

bundle

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bandage

bind

brace

braces

bundle

Synonyms for truss

band