English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
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Result for Trussing
Trussing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Truss
Trussing
(n.)
The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken
collectively.
Trussing
(n.)
The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the
like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the
character of a truss.
Trussing
(n.)
The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its
quarry, and soaring with it into air.