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Truss v. t. (past & past part. trussed; pres. part. trussing)

To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a truss. "It (his hood) was trussed up in his wallet."

To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon. (Obs.) "Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey."

To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.

To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it.

To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up. (Slang.)

To truss a person or To truss one's self, to adjust and fasten the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie the laces of garments. (Obs.) "Enter Honeysuckle, in his nightcap, trussing himself."

To truss up, to strain; to make close or tight.

Trussed beam, a beam which is stiffened by a system of braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Trussed" Quotes from Famous Books

... had been securely trussed up and proven to be disarmed, the journey was resumed. The remark dropped by one of the pair was evidence that they were part of the gang. He must reach the relay station before the attack. If he could do that, he had a plan ...

— Last of the Great Scouts - The Life Story of William F. Cody ["Buffalo Bill"] • Helen Cody Wetmore

... these the servant transferred to a pot of boiling water, in which she immersed them for the space of a minute—a novel but very expeditious way of removing the feathers, which then come off at the least touch. In less than ten minutes they were stuffed, trussed, and in the bake-kettle; and before the gentlemen returned from walking over the farm, the dinner ...

— Roughing it in the Bush • Susanna Moodie

... gorge and supporting great buckets which soared at regular intervals back and forth, bearing concrete for the work below. Up and out of the depths tremendous walls were growing like the massive ramparts of a mediaeval city; tremendous steel forms, braced and trussed and reinforced to withstand the weight of the countless tons, stood in regular patterns. In the floor of the chasm were mysterious pits, black tunnel mouths, in and out of which men crept like ants. Far across on the opposite lip of the hill, little electric trains sped ...

— The Ne'er-Do-Well • Rex Beach

... I'd ever thank a German for anything, but I owe you gratitude. It's unnatural and painful to remain trussed up like a ...

— The Forest of Swords - A Story of Paris and the Marne • Joseph A. Altsheler

... firmly together behind, and carried the line round the ankles, bracing all up tight. Then he ran a knot from one wrist to the other over the back of the neck, and left the prisoner, trussed and helpless, on the heap of straw that had ...

— Martin Hewitt, Investigator • Arthur Morrison

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