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Uncommontruss
The correct spelling is truss.
How to pronounce truss
/tɹʌs/
nounIPA: /tɹʌs/
Say it like: Tru-ss
The correct spelling is truss. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- 2.A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
- 3.A triangular bracket.
- 4.An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
- 5.A bundle; a package.
verb
- 1.To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- 2.To secure or bind with ropes.
- 3.To support.
- 4.To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- 5.To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
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