Synonyms for truss
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : truhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : trÊŒs |
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
- 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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