untruss

[ uhn-truhs ]

verb (used with or without object)Archaic.
  1. to loose from or as if from a truss.

Origin of untruss

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-2, truss

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British Dictionary definitions for untruss

untruss

/ (ʌnˈtrʌs) /


verb
  1. (tr) to release from or as if from a truss; unfasten

  2. obsolete to undress

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