Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In building, the timbers, etc., which form a truss.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch. & Engin.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.
- noun (Arch. & Engin.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss.
- noun obsolete The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
truss . - noun architecture, engineering The
timbers , etc., that form atruss . - noun The art of
stiffening orbracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting instruts ,ties , etc., until it has something of the character of a truss. - noun obsolete The act of a
hawk or otherbird of prey inseizing itsquarry andsoaring into the air with it.
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Examples
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Once on shore, the men begin trussing it up in more black plastic.
Boing Boing: January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 Archives 2005
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Remove the bird from the fridge at least an hour before cooking it, and take off any trussing and remove the giblets, if they're inside.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's climate-friendly recipes Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 2010
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Truss the goose using turkey trussing needles or extra-large safety pins.
Stuffed, Stuffed Goose Aleksandra Crapanzano 2011
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Remove goose to a platter and discard trussing needles.
Stuffed, Stuffed Goose Aleksandra Crapanzano 2011
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Willa, limp with the effort of breathing, had her eyes closed; Lena might as well have been trussing a chicken.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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After trussing him with restraints and blindfolding him, they sped away.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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Pierce the bottom of the creampuff shells with a metal skewer or trussing needle to create a vent for the steam as they cool, to keep the shells crisp.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Peanut Butter Cup Profiteroles Kerry Saretsky 2010
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After trussing him with restraints and blindfolding him, they sped away.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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After trussing him with restraints and blindfolding him, they sped away.
The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011
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Willa, limp with the effort of breathing, had her eyes closed; Lena might as well have been trussing a chicken.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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