untruss en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + truss.
Meanings
- (obsolete) an untrusser or public whipper
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untrusses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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untruss en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + truss.
Meanings
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To free from a truss; to untie or unfasten
a. 1701, John Dryden, epistle to Mr Julian The choleric wight, untrussing all in rage
Just to prove that he hurried over and untrussed Peter and Uncle Crumplebum. And the miser’s niece unrabbited her uncle.
1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untrusses | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| untrussing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untrussed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untrussed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |