trussing

Noun

 * 1)  The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
 * 2) * 1849-1850,, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and Engineering
 * Beds (Trussing) were beds which packed into chests, for travelling ; and , considering the frequent removals , these must have been the most convenient kind.
 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.

Adjective

 * 1)  In the act of seizing (something).