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What does truss mean?

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Noun
  1. A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
  2. (architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
  3. (architecture) A triangular bracket.
  4. An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
  5. (obsolete) A bundle; a package.
  6. (historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
  7. (historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
  8. (botany) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
  9. (nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
  2. (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
  3. (transitive) To support.
  4. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
  5. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
  6. (slang, archaic) To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
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