Example Sentences

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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

His enemies had trussed him across a quarter-staff, and had tied the knots large and tight about him.

From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

He professed that he could tell nothing of who had trussed him or why he was set upon.

From The Highwayman by Bailey, H. C. (Henry Christopher)

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 Morris, William

His captors had trussed him tenderly, for his bonds did not hurt, though a few experiments convinced him that they were sufficiently secure.

From The Path of the King by Buchan, John