untruss Meaning, Definition & Usage

Un*truss" transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + truss.
Definitions
  1. To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. R. Dryden.
Un*truss", Un*truss"er noun (Also<
  • Untruss
  • Untrusser
)
Definitions
  1. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. Obs. B. Jonson.

Webster 1913