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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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"Trussed" Quotes from Famous Books

... is this?" said the Duke; and seizing the lamp which stood beside the car, he raised it so that its light fell on the two figures. Then it was clear what had happened: they were trussed like two ...

— Arsene Lupin • Edgar Jepson

... fifty feet long, and costing only a few hundreds, may show more engineering skill than the largest and most costly viaducts in America. Few bridges require more knowledge of mechanics and of materials than Mr. Haupt's little "trussed girders" on the Pennsylvania Central Road,—consisting of a single piece of timber, trussed with a single rod, under each rail ...

— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. II., November, 1858., No. XIII. • Various

... he was to be turned over to Mr. Fung, for what purpose Lord North did not know. At noon, Mr. Ruperti had him for half an hour. From half past twelve till three the prince could play; that is, he could walk through the grounds around Leicester House, trussed up in fine clothes like a turkey for the spit, but he couldn't kick up his heels or turn somersaults on the grass; he must be a nice little gentleman in lace and ruffles. At three o'clock he had dinner. At half past four the dancing-master, Mr. Deneyer, taught him the minuet. At five o'clock ...

— Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times - 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance • Charles Carleton Coffin

... a farmhouse as I knows of to get some milk an' eggs, an' spies four ducks on the kitchen table, trussed an' stuffed all ready for the oven, so I brings one away—only one, though I might ha' nabbed two just ...

— Peregrine's Progress • Jeffery Farnol

... up, Adams, and take the irons off. He can't lie there like a trussed fowl; and see if one of you can't ...

— Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories - 1898 • Louis Becke

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