Synonyms for truss

Grammar : Noun

Spell : truhs

Phonetic Transcription : trʌs

Définition of truss

Origin : c.1200, "collection of things bound together," from Old French trousse, torse, of unknown origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *torciare "to twist." Meaning "surgical appliance to support a rupture, etc." first attested 1540s. Sense of "framework for supporting a roof or bridge" is first recorded 1650s.

noun supporting device
noun framework

Example sentences :

Singe and truss your chickens; boil one half and roast the other.
Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury

Then truss it nicely and roast it from one and a half to two hours.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Truss it nicely, and roast it from three-quarters of an hour to an hour, according to its size.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Then truss it with string, or two skewers, in the form of the letter S.
Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

"Truss him up, Kenneth," he commanded, pointing to the recumbent figure.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

Now, put the gags into their mouths and truss them up, as you did the others.
Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty

He was to weave a truss of sand and spin a sand rope to bind it with.
Extract from : « Legend Land, Vol. 1 » by Various

In due time her messenger returned; and with her Ben, carrying a truss of straw.
Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau

This sling is shown by the sketch, Fig. 244, and as will be observed acts as a truss.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Next, the gooseneck of the truss, on which it pivoted, smashed away.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

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