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trussings

trussings is the plural of trussing.

Meaning of trussing

Noun

trussing (plural trussings)

  1. The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
    • Beds (Trussing) were beds which packed into chests , for travelling ; and , considering the frequent removals , these must have been the most convenient kind .1849-1850, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and Engineering
  2. The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
  3. (obsolete) The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.

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Questions about trussings

What is trussings the plural of?
Trussings is the plural of trussing.

Words near trussings in the dictionary

  1. trussers
  2. trusses
  3. trusseth
  4. Trussian
  5. trussing
  6. trussings
  7. Trussite
  8. Trussites
  9. trussmaker
  10. trussmakers
  11. Trussonomics

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