trussing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
truss.
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verb secure with or as if with ropes
bind; tie up; tie down; truss.
- tie down the prisoners
- tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed
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verb support structurally
truss.
- truss the roofs
- trussed bridges
WordNet
Truss"ing noun
Definitions
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(Arch. & Engin.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively. Weale. -
(Arch. & Engin.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss. -
The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air. Obs.
