noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   an untrusser or public whipper obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   To free from a truss; to untie or unfasten

   "a. 1701, John Dryden, epistle to Mr Julian The choleric wight, untrussing all in rage"

Synonyms

All synonyms

looseloosenunbindunboltunbuckleunchain

Example

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"a. 1701, John Dryden, epistle to Mr Julian The choleric wight, untrussing all in rage"

Etymology

From un- + truss.

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