Middle English Dictionary Entry
trusser n.
Entry Info
| Forms | trusser n. Also trussur. |
| Etymology | Prob. from trussen v.; the form trussur could also be construed as from AL trussūra (cp. ME trussūre n.). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Naut. A rope, line, cord, etc. serving as part of a ship's rigging.
Associated quotations
- (1294-5) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2120 : cx s. in j ancora et j Cable emptis de Hugone Kelinge, Et xxij s. in Trussurs, Girdelinges..emptis de eodem.
- (1466-7) in Sandahl ME Sea Terms 2121 : ij trussers and trycer and ij halsers.