The Clue
Framework (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TRUSS
Tags
Notes
The answer TRUSS is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Bind, as a chicken for roasting
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Definition
TRUSS as a noun:
1. (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
2. a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
3. (corbel, truss) = (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)
TRUSS as a verb:
1. tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
2. (tie down, tie up, bind, truss) = secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed"
3. support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"