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Raretrussing
The correct spelling is trussing.
How to pronounce trussing
verb
Say it like: Tru-ssi-ng
The correct spelling is trussing. To tie up a bird before cooking it.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- 2.To secure or bind with ropes.
- 3.To support.
- 4.To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- 5.To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
noun
- 1.The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
- 2.The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
- 3.The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.
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