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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..

Member :: Member (n.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss..

Truss :: Truss (n.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main stalk, or stem, of certain plants..

Untrusser :: Untrusser (n.) One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper.

Plate :: Plate (n.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters..

Truss :: Truss (n.) To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.

Supportful :: Supporter (n.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.

Truss :: Truss (n.) The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast.

Chord :: Chord (n.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension..

Queen Truss :: Queen truss () A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen-post truss.

Bracing :: Bracing (n.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as, the bracing of a truss..

Principal :: Principal (n.) The construction which gives shape and strength to a roof, -- generally a truss of timber or iron, but there are roofs with stone principals. Also, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing..

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..

Hip :: Hip (n.) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord..

Panel :: Panel (n.) A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss..

Portal :: Portal (n.) The space, at one end, between opposite trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces..

Hammer-beam :: Hammer-beam (n.) A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam..

Truss :: Truss (n.) A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass..

Trussed :: Trussed (imp. & p. p.) of Trus.

Trussing :: Trussing (n.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively..

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