- truss´er
- truss «truhs», verb, noun.–v.t.1. to tie; fasten; bind: »
to truss up a bundle of plants. We trussed the burglar up and called the police.
2. to fasten the wings or legs of (a fowl or small animal) with skewers or twine in preparation for cooking: »Mother trussed up the turkey before roasting it.
3. to support (a roof, bridge, or other structure) with trusses; strengthen or hold together with trusses.4. Archaic. to fasten or tighten (a garment).5. Obsolete. to bundle or pack.–n.1. a framework of beams or other supports usually connected in a series of triangles and used to form a support for a roof or bridge.2. a bandage or pad used for support, especially one equipped with a belt and used to support a hernia.4. a bundle of hay or straw, especially (in England) a bundle weighing 56 pounds of old hay, or 60 pounds of new hay, or 36 pounds of straw.5. a compact cluster or head of flowers of any kind, growing upon one stalk, such as an umbel or corymb.6. Nautical. an iron fitting at the center of a heavy lower yard by which it is fastened to the mast.7. Architecture. a large corbel or modillion.╂[< Old French trusser, trousser, perhaps ultimately < Late Latin torcere, for Latin torquēre to twist]–truss´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
