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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Truss
  2. n. The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.
  3. n. The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss.
  4. n. The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.
  5. 1. (Arch. & Engin.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively. Weale. 2. (Arch. & Engin.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss. 3. The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air. [Obs.]
  6. The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.Weale.
  7. p. pr. & vb. n. of Truss n. The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively. n. The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss. n. The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.