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
Two, trussed onto hooks, hung in each pot sent down to the sea bottom, where their carcasses would be picked to the bone by snow crab.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022
I’d been moving my arms, my right leg, and turning my body best as I could to keep up the muscles, but you can’t do much with your left leg trussed up.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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