noun
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a system of trusses, esp for strengthening or reinforcing a structure
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the parts or members that form a truss
Etymology
Origin of trussing
Example Sentences
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PSSL: Many of PSSL’s Black Friday deals are for pro lighting and trussing, but one product in particular is worth noting: it’s offering the MXL Revelation Solo Tube Condenser Microphone for only $299.99.
From The Verge ● Nov. 22, 2017
In fact, Mr. Waxman said, a great turkey needn’t involve an all-day roasting marathon, or a battery of treatments such as brining, trussing and lacquering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2015
Without trussing, the bird would just lie there, limp and sloppy-looking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2014
If anything, Mr. Silver’s notions of kinship as a curse are more baldly stated than usual, without typical apocalyptic embellishments like cannibalism, an encroaching ice age or the trussing up of fallen angels.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2011
There were pathways built onto the top of the trussing, places for the bridge workers to get out to the cables and repair them.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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