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untruss
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untruss, v. t. [1st pref. un- + truss.].
To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
untruss, n.
One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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