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A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
“A truss may keep the abdominal contents from protruding into the hernial sac; however, this won't cure the hernia.”
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.
“The weight of the wrought-ironwork in each of the trusses is 460 tons, inclusive of the longitudinal and cross girders weighing 130 tons.”
To tie up a bird before cooking it.
To secure or bind with ropes.
“Very largely haue I inueighed againſt this vice [gluttony] elſvvhere, vvherefore heere I vvill truſſe it vp more ſurcinct;^([sic – meaning succinct]) […]”
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