UNTRUSSER

Etymology

Noun

untrusser (plural untrussers)

(obsolete) One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*truss", Un*truss"er, n.

Definition: One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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