truss
1truss
verb \ˈtrəs\Definition of TRUSS
transitive verb
1
a : to secure tightly : bind b : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)
2
: to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss
— truss·er noun
See Examples of TRUSS
- She stuffed and trussed the duck.
- <after stuffing the turkey, the chef quickly trussed it so the forcemeat wouldn't fall out during roasting>
Origin of TRUSS
Middle English to pack, load, bind, from Anglo-French trusser, trousser, from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus twisted — more at torsade
First Known Use: 13th century
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