trussed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of trussed
Example Sentences
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It’s a childish performance that is trussed up as an important meditation on the Declaration.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
"He's not used to being all trussed up like that, you see."
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
Don't cut your carrot on the board you just trussed the chicken on either.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023
I felt like a trussed turkey as the time came to give the rope that tethered me to the oak a pull.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2017
Facing them were two Keepers, and next to them, trussed up like a lumpy package on the floor, was Ton-Ton.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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