English Dictionary

Definition of “trusser”

trusser (ˈtrʌsə)

a person or a machine that bundles hay or straw
a person who fastens or binds the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking to keep them in place
(horticulture) a plant that produces a cluster of flowers or fruit growing at the end of a single stalk

sometimes foll by up to tie, bind, or bundle ⇒ to truss up a prisoner
to fasten or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking to keep them in place
to support or stiffen (a roof, bridge, etc) with structural members
(informal) to confine (the body or a part of it) in tight clothes
(falconry) (of falcons) to hold (the quarry) in the stoop without letting go
(medicine) to supply or support with a truss

a structural framework of wood or metal, esp one arranged in triangles, used to support a roof, bridge, etc
(medicine) a device for holding a hernia in place, typically consisting of a pad held in position by a belt
(horticulture) a cluster of flowers or fruit growing at the end of a single stalk
(nautical) a metal fitting fixed to a yard at its centre for holding it to a mast while allowing movement
(architecture) another name for corbel
a bundle or pack
(mainly British) a bundle of hay or straw, esp one having a fixed weight of 36, 56, or 60 pounds

ˈtrusser noun

C13: from Old French trousse, from trousser, apparently from Vulgar Latin torciāre (unattested), from torca (unattested) a bundle, torch

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