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Trusses

A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

📖 Definitions of "Trusses"

noun
  1. 1

    A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

  2. 2

    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. 3

    A triangular bracket.

  4. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To tie up a bird before cooking it.

  2. 2

    To secure or bind with ropes.

  3. 3

    To support.

  4. 4

    To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.

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