well-trussed, ppl. a.
† 1. Of the human or animal frame: Well-knit; firmly and compactly built. Also with together.
| 1603 Florio Montaigne ii. xxii. 392 Men of my stature, well-trust, short and tough. 1639 T. de Grey Compl. Horsem. i. iv. (1656) 37 He must have..a well-trussed together Body. 1741 Compl. Family-Piece ii. i. 304 The Tumbler..is a well-truss'd Dog. |
2. Securely tied in a bundle.
| 1633 Herbert Temple, Ch.-porch xxiv, Man is a shop of rules, a well truss'd pack, Whose every parcell under-writes a law. |