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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : truhst
Phonetic Transcription : trʌst



Definition of trussed

Origin :
  • c.1200, "collection of things bound together," from Old French trousse, torse, of unknown origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *torciare "to twist." Meaning "surgical appliance to support a rupture, etc." first attested 1540s. Sense of "framework for supporting a roof or bridge" is first recorded 1650s.
  • As in framed : adj made of wood
  • As in tied : adj firm
  • As in prop : verb hold up or lean against
  • As in bandage : verb cover a wound
  • As in tape : verb stick together with material
  • As in tie : verb connect, interlace
  • As in bind : verb fasten, secure
  • As in bundle : verb accumulate, package
  • As in cocoon : verb protect with covering
  • As in fasten : verb make secure; join together
Example sentences :
  • I see that your squire's eyes are starting from his head like a trussed crab.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Boiled partridges require to be trussed the same as chickens: from twenty to twenty-five minutes will do them sufficiently.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • He was bound and trussed so tightly that he could not make a move, either.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • A bundle of rags was trussed against the post of one of the stalls.
  • Extract from : « The Spoilers of the Valley » by Robert Watson
  • The most simple bridge or trussed form is the well-known A-shaped arch.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • "Trussed him up to the davit pole," he breathed in the inspector's ear.
  • Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
  • He turned and went back to the dining cabin where Tallis was trussed up.
  • Extract from : « The Highest Treason » by Randall Garrett
  • "I am sorry to see it is your turn to be trussed up in bed, Dubois," he said.
  • Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy
  • They trussed their captive with the lariat still snubbed to his saddle-horn.
  • Extract from : « Rimrock Trail » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Sailor now seized the trussed Jules from the bucket and flung him on the ground.
  • Extract from : « Messengers of Evil » by Pierre Souvestre

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