Main Entry: ¹truss

Pronunciation: \ˈtrəs\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English to pack, load, bind, from Anglo-French trusser, trousser, from Vulgar Latin *torsare, from *torsus twisted — more at torsade

Date: 13th century

1 a : to secure tightly : bind b : to arrange for cooking by binding close the wings or legs of (a fowl)
2 : to support, strengthen, or stiffen by or as if by a truss

— truss·er noun