n.
Pronunciation: ' tr ə s
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