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
Don't cut your carrot on the board you just trussed the chicken on either.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023
The 69th annual Miss Navajo Nation Pageant began on a Monday just before 7 a.m. with three young women in long colorful dresses and aprons standing over a trio of trussed, bleating sheep.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2021
A teenage boy is with them, his arm encased in a crude, homemade splint, trussed together with string.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2017
An entire pig, trussed and cooked, its mouth open and stuffed with some kind of fruit.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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