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61truss up — …
62Lynne Truss — ➡ Truss * * * …
63To truss a person — Truss Truss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trussing}.] [F. trousser. See {Truss}, n.] 1. To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a truss. Shak. [1913 Webster] It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet. Chaucer.… …
64To truss one's self — Truss Truss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trussing}.] [F. trousser. See {Truss}, n.] 1. To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a truss. Shak. [1913 Webster] It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet. Chaucer.… …
65To truss up — Truss Truss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trussing}.] [F. trousser. See {Truss}, n.] 1. To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a truss. Shak. [1913 Webster] It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet. Chaucer.… …
66truss bridge — noun Date: 1840 a bridge supported mainly by trusses see bridge illustration …
67truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * …
68truss bridge — /ˈtrʌs brɪdʒ/ (say trus brij) noun a bridge in which the greatest strain is taken by trusses …
69truss leg — noun : a leg having the form of a prolonged corbel or console see leg illustration …
70truss-a-fail — …