What does "untruss" mean?
Untruss: To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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