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trussen
v.
110 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) To pack, pack up; ?also, lade a ship, make ready to sail [last quot. & perh. 1st]; also,
refl.
pack oneself up, get oneself ready to go; (b) to apply a truss to the body.
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