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