truss
verb (used with object)
to tie, bind, or fasten.
had trussed
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past perfectof truss.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He professed that he could tell nothing of who had trussed him or why he was set upon.
From The Highwayman by H. C. (Henry Christopher) Bailey
Old Martha was standing at a table trussing a pair of chickens for the market stall as she had trussed them for nearly fourscore years.
From Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki
She was playing with the welling out of the water, and she had trussed up her sleeves to the shoulder that she might thrust her bare arms therein.
From Wood Beyond the World by William Morris
His enemies had trussed him across a quarter-staff, and had tied the knots large and tight about him.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
Guy Tabarie laughed one of his long fat laughs as he lingered over memory's picture of the way Huguette had trussed and trounced each of the amazons.
From If I Were King by Justin McCarthy
