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truss (trus)

transitive verb

  1. to tie, bind, or bundle: often with up
  2. to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking
  3. 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

  1. a bundle or pack; specif., in England, a bundle of hay in any of various unit weights
  2. an iron band around a mast, having a gooseneck for securing a yard
  3. an architectural bracket or modillion
  4. a flower cluster growing at the tip of a stem
  5. a rigid framework of beams, girders, struts, bars, etc. for supporting a roof, bridge, etc.
  6. 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 Related Forms
truss′er noun
truss Synonyms

truss

n.

support, supporter, reinforcement, supporting device; see support 2.

truss Synonyms

truss

v.

  1. Support

    hold, bear, strengthen; see hold 8, support 1.

  2. To bind

    tie, tie up, constrict, bundle, bundle up; see also pack 2, press 1.

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

  • strut: The roof has three bays formed by three arch-braced collar trusses with king struts reaching to shorter collars above.
  • collar: There is a fourth plain truss with a single collar against the west wall.