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Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity..

Abutment :: Abutment (n.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut..

Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..

Struthiones :: Struthiones (n. pl.) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches..

Strop :: Stroot (v. i.) To swell out; to strut.

Jetter :: Jetter (n.) One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop.

Butting Joint :: Butting joint () A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint..

King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..

Ostrich :: Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high..

Cock :: Cock (v. i.) To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing..

Trussing :: Trussing (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..

Strutting :: Strutted (imp. & p. p.) of Stru.

Strove :: Strout (v. t.) To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut.

Rheae :: Rheae (n. pl.) A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.

Strut :: Strut (v. t.) To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3..

Astrut :: Astrut (a. & adv.) Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner..

Spur :: Spur (n.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut..

Struthioidea :: Struthio (n.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches.

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.

Struthionine :: Struthiones (n. pl.) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to Ratitae, or Dromaeognathae..

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