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trusser

Variant of truss

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

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

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