[truhs-ing] 
| 1. | the members that form a truss. |
| 2. | a structure consisting of trusses. |
| 3. | trusses collectively. |
[truhs] | 1. | to tie, bind, or fasten. |
| 2. | to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking. |
| 3. | to furnish or support with a truss or trusses. |
| 4. | to tie or secure (the body) closely or tightly; bind (often fol. by up). |
| 5. | Falconry. (of a hawk, falcon, etc.) to grasp (prey) firmly. |
| 6. | Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
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| 7. | Medicine/Medical. an apparatus consisting of a pad usually supported by a belt for maintaining a hernia in a reduced state. |
| 8. | Horticulture. a compact terminal cluster or head of flowers growing upon one stalk. |
| 9. | Nautical. a device for supporting a standing yard, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced. |
| 10. | a collection of things tied together or packed in a receptacle; bundle; pack. |
| 11. | Chiefly British. a bundle of hay or straw, esp. one containing about 56 lb. (25.4 kg) of old hay, 60 lb. (27.2 kg) of new hay, or 36 lb. (16.3 kg) of straw. |
| truss (trŭs) n.
[Middle English trusse, bundle, from Old French trousse, from torser, trousser, to truss, possibly from Vulgar Latin *torsāre, from *torsus, variant of Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots.] |
truss (trŭs)
n.
A supportive device, usually consisting of a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia. v. trussed, truss·ing, truss·es
To support or brace with a truss.
