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

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..

Strutter :: Struthious (a.) Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe..

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..

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

Struvite :: Strutting () a. & n. from Strut, v..

Prance :: Prance (v. i.) To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with warlike parade..

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..

Tinamides :: Tinamides (n. pl.) A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous..

Thimble :: Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes..

Latticing :: Latticing (n.) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut..

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

Brace :: Brace (n.) A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell..

Struthian :: Strut (a.) Protuberant.

Madnep :: Madnep (n.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium).

Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big..

Soaproot :: Soaproot (n.) A perennial herb (Gypsophila Struthium) the root of which is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.

Ungainly :: Ungainly (a.) Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking..

Struthio :: Struthiones (pl. ) of Struthi.

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

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