trussed
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It’s a childish performance that is trussed up as an important meditation on the Declaration.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
"He's not used to being all trussed up like that, you see."
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2023
Don't cut your carrot on the board you just trussed the chicken on either.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2023
The 69th annual Miss Navajo Nation Pageant began on a Monday just before 7 a.m. with three young women in long colorful dresses and aprons standing over a trio of trussed, bleating sheep.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
When the Fleshlumpeater saw that he was trussed up like a turkey, he gave a yell so loud that the heavens trembled.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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