[trʌs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a framework, typically consisting of rafters, posts, and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure
(e.g: roof trusses)

- a surgical appliance worn to support a hernia, typically a padded belt

- a bundle of old hay (56 lb), new hay (60 lb), or straw (36 lb)

- a compact cluster of flowers or fruit growing on one stalk

- a heavy metal ring securing the lower yards to a mast


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bundle’): from Old French trusse (noun), trusser ‘pack up, bind in’, based on late Latin tors- ‘twisted’, from the verb torquere. truss dates from the mid 17th century

[trʌs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tie up the wings and legs of (a chicken or other bird) before cooking
(e.g: Alfred had already trussed and stuffed the geese)

- support (a roof, bridge, or other structure) with a truss or trusses
(e.g: when they trussed the roof many things were overlooked.)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘bundle’): from Old French trusse (noun), trusser ‘pack up, bind in’, based on late Latin tors- ‘twisted’, from the verb torquere. truss dates from the mid 17th century