untruss
untruss verb: to free from a truss; to untie or unfasten.
Verb
untruss (third-person singular simple present untrusses, present participle untrussing, simple past and past participle untrussed)
- 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
- a. 1701, John Dryden, epistle to Mr Julian
Noun
untruss (plural untrusses)
- an untrusser or public whipper
Forms of untruss
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | untrusses |
| present participle | untrussing |
| past participle | untrussed |
| past | untrussed |
| Noun | |
| plural | untrusses |
Origin of untruss
From un- + truss.
Questions about untruss
- What does untruss mean?
- Untruss means to free from a truss; to untie or unfasten.
- What part of speech is untruss?
- Untruss can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of untruss?
- The past tense of untruss is untrussed.
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