TRUSS (from O. Fr. trusser, trosser, torser, trousser, to pack, bind, gird up, Low Lat. tortiare, formed from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist; cf. " torch " and " trousers," also trousseau, a bride's outfit, literally a small pack or bundle)

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TRUSS (from O. Fr. trusser, trosser, torser, trousser, to pack, bind, gird up, Low Lat. tortiare, formed from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist; cf. " torch " and " trousers," also trousseau, a bride's outfit, literally a small pack or bundle) , a

pack

PACK (apparently from the
root
- ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
- ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
pak-, paq-, seen in Lat. pangere, to fasten; cf. " compact ")
PACK, OTTO VON (c. 1480-1537)

or bundle, applied specifically to a quantity of hay or

straw

STRAW

tied together in a bundle. A truss of

straw

STRAW

contains 36 lb, of old hay 56 lb, of new hay 6o lb. A load contains 36 trusses. The

term

TERM

is also used generally of a supporting

frame

FRAME

or structure, especially in the construction of a roof or a

bridge

BRIDGE

. It is thus used as the name of a surgical appliance, a belt with an elastic

spring

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger.
springer
- SPRINGER (Fr. rein)
- SPRINGER, ANTON HEINRICH (1825–1891)
, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

keeping in

place

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

a pad used as a support in cases of

hernia

HERNIA (Lat. hernia, perhaps from Gr. Epvos, a sprout)

(q.v.).

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