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Truss :: Truss (n.) To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces..

Gambrel :: Gambrel (v. t.) To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel.

Trussing :: Trussing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trus.

King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..

Portal :: Portal (n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces..

Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..

Truss :: Truss (n.) A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a woman's dress; a stomacher..

Hammer-beam :: Hammer-beam (n.) A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam..

Untruss :: Untruss (v. t.) To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress..

Kilt :: Kilt (v. t.) To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes..

Truss :: Truss (n.) To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.

Suspensory :: Suspensory (n.) That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss.

Truss :: Truss (n.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants..

Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary purpose, as to provide against unusual strain..

Queen Truss :: Queen truss () A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen-post truss.

Untrusser :: Untrusser (n.) One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper.

Span :: Span (v. t.) The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports..

Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..

Truss :: Truss (n.) A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss..

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