01 n. The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.
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The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.(Arch. & Engin.)
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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.(Arch. & Engin.)
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The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.[Obs.]