trussed

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"Trussed up as neat as a turkey for Thanksgiving," he said, in a hoarse whisper that seemed to be his natural speaking voice.

From The Camp Fire Girls in the Mountains or Bessie King's Strange Adventure by Stewart, Jane L.

Trussed helplessly, he could only stand glaring at the madman rocking with laughter upon his tinsel throne.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various

Trussed fowls, hams, festoons of sausages, together with the representations of some of the more common culinary utensils, among which I noticed the gridiron, still adorn the walls.

From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub