Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Provided with some form of truss: as, a trussed roof; a trussed beam.
  • In heraldry, same as close, 10 : used of a bird.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of truss.

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  • adjective bound or secured closely

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Examples

  • There were so many of the one party, and so few of the other, that if he were once fairly "trussed," he affirmed that not a man among the faithful would dare to budge an inch.

    The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 25: 1577, part II John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • There were so many of the one party, and so few of the other, that if he were once fairly "trussed," he affirmed that not a man among the faithful would dare to budge an inch.

    The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1574-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • There were so many of the one party, and so few of the other, that if he were once fairly "trussed," he affirmed that not a man among the faithful would dare to budge an inch.

    PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • There were so many of the one party, and so few of the other, that if he were once fairly "trussed," he affirmed that not a man among the faithful would dare to budge an inch.

    The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The cops on the scene said someone trussed him up with packing tape, put a plastic bag over his head, and taped that shut as well.

    Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

  • "Rumour has it the police found him trussed up like a turkey with its feathers plucked out, but alive and safely tucked away at home, if a little dazed around the edges."

    EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT 4/5: The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar 2009

  • In the fall of 2003, Abu Omar was taken to another prison; it was here that he was trussed in the crucifixion position and raped by the guards.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • Different spiced sauces were served on fish, meat and vegetables, trussed, roasted, fried, baked or boiled.

    A Conversation with Jack Turner 2010

  • Andrew Golis was run to ground, capture, trussed up, and carted home by Jessica Valenti?

    Matthew Yglesias » The Snub 2009

  • He ordered away the small boy with the sled, to be replaced by a Cadillac sedan, with the trussed tree tied to the roof.

    Life Lessons From the Car Guy Bob Lutz 2011

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