trussing
verb
Definitions
To tie up a bird before cooking it.
To secure or bind with ropes.
To support.
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
noun
Definitions
The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.