truss
truss
Definition
truss (trus)
transitive verb
- to tie, bind, or bundle: often with up
- to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking
- to support or strengthen with a truss
Etymology: ME trussen < OFr trousser, to bundle together, pack < ? VL *torsare < *torsus, for L tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist: see tort
noun
- a bundle or pack; specif., in England, a bundle of hay in any of various unit weights
- an iron band around a mast, having a gooseneck for securing a yard
- an architectural bracket or modillion
- a flower cluster growing at the tip of a stem
- a rigid framework of beams, girders, struts, bars, etc. for supporting a roof, bridge, etc.
- an appliance for giving support in cases of rupture or hernia, usually consisting of a pad on a special belt
Etymology: ME trusse < OFr trousse < trousser
truss′er noun
truss
Synonyms
truss
Synonyms
truss
v.
truss
Usage Examples
Object
- rafter: Ridge battens should be strapped down with no slack to trussed rafters to prevent slack nails at a later date.
- roof: The main room, with its impressive trussed roof plays host to one of the longest pub bars in England.
- chicken: A video with text that shows how to truss a chicken.
Converse of object
- scissor: Roof in nave of four bays with large scissor trusses.
- hog: There isn't a hogging truss to be seen on this boat.
- expose: Exposed original arched timber trusses leading to the roof space.
Adjective modifier
- arch-braced: The roof has three bays formed by three arch-braced collar trusses with king struts reaching to shorter collars above.
- intermediate: Roof of four arch-braced collar trusses with king and arcing struts; intermediate trusses with collars and king struts; rafters and through purlins.
- principal: One of the principal trusses in the roof is directly above.
Modifies a noun
- rod: The neck has no truss rod, by the way.
- nut: If the neck is too concave ( action too high ), turn the truss rod nut clockwise to remove excess relief.
- roof: He describes problems with a truss roof over a small hall.
Noun used with modifier
- cruck: There are five cruck trusses rising from ground level through the full height of the building.
- tie-beam: Flagged floor; walls roughly plastered and whitewashed; roof has rafters, purlins and one tie-beam truss with struts - some old timbers.
- hammerbeam: One of the barns has three reused hammerbeam trusses.
- king-post: Interior of barn has 2 pegged king-post trusses with struts.
- collar: Roof has three narrow collar trusses with straight braces.
- roof: The exposed roof trusses use beams from the old bell frame replaced in 1999.
Preposition: with
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