transitive verb

1. to tie, bind, or bundle: often with up
2. to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking
3. to support or strengthen with a truss

Etymology: ME trussen < OFr trousser, to bundle together, pack < ? VL *torsare < *torsus, for L tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist: see tort

noun

1. a bundle or pack; specif., in England, a bundle of hay in any of various unit weights
2. an iron band around a mast, having a gooseneck for securing a yard
3. an architectural bracket or modillion
4. a flower cluster growing at the tip of a stem
5. a rigid framework of beams, girders, struts, bars, etc. for supporting a roof, bridge, etc.
6. an appliance for giving support in cases of rupture or hernia, usually consisting of a pad on a special belt

Etymology: ME trusse < OFr trousse < trousser