trunk 
Mi- liHik it, in Ills <>|i| velvet trunk* 
And hisKlic'd Spnl.<0i jerkin, like IMi .l.ilni. 
/,v>/./. unit /;., raptnln, Hi. :i. 
Ited Htriped cotton stocking*, with full Iruiiltn, doited 
e.l and lilaek. 
Miiiilii-ii', I.HIH|<III Lalioiir and l>indon 1'iMir, III. ll!0. 
6511 
trunk-light (trnnK'k'h' 
over a trunk, or boxed shaft. 
12. In iKit-miiHiif.. the tube or directing pus- trunkmajlt (t ningk'mal ). . Same 
sage in a i nine loriorniiiigthe bodiesof huts, 8oinetiine truntmale. .s<-,,//, Monas 
which conlines the air-currents. 1 guides the trunk-nail ( trungk nal), n. A nai 
libers of fur from the picker to Hie cone. /-.'. 
//. h'iii,/lil. l3. />!. Same as Irnll-miiilniii or 
/HI/I iiii/iii/i.-:. t'uli/fiiri. Kill. 
trunk (trungk), >\l. [< MM. lniiil.ni, >K. (and 
F. ) ti-iii/ni-r = Sp. I >g. 1 1-1, linn', t ni HI-HI- = 1 1 ./;/- KnglebowBi was situated on no (run* mad. 
run-. Innii-nri, < I,, triiiinn;-, lop. maim, inuti- T ~ ""*". Tom Brown at Oxford, II. ndlt 
late. < Iriiiii-Hx, lopped, mainied: see trunk, and trunk-sleeve I Iriingk'slev), . A sleeve of 
It. To lop, - 
liverg 
li'iuil.. 
liaSlerV, XV. 
nail with 
large, ornamental, convex head, used for trunks 
and for cheap coffins. 
trunk-road (Irungk'rdd), w. A highway; a 
main road. 
A skylight placed tie. tuck up. truss. = [t. tun-tun, twist, wrap, 
lie, < Ml,, iiirlimi . ' I,. tin-in*. \, p. ot i: ,n i HI n . 
twist : see t,irt>. Cf. iWr/il,< Ml,, lurtui. a torch, 
orig. a piece of twisted rope. Hen ill. / 
H., tronnr, trottscr.*, tnmxtaau.] I. imn*. 1. To 
tie up: pack in a bundle; bundle-: often with 
cf. /non-lit,-.] If.'To lop off; curtail; truncate. 
Eke sum her a^ed \ynes wnl repare. 
And trunk? In nt ul' alle hie itlmve moiiMdc. 
1'allaitiuf, Husbondric (E. E. T. S.\ p. 107. 
2. To separate, as tin or copper ore, from the 
worthless veinstone, by the, use of the trunk. 
which a part, usually that covering the upper 
arm, is puffed or made very full and stiff: so 
called from analogy with fri/V-/i>-<-. 
Tai. (Roads.] "With a (run* atom:" 
<!ru. I confess two sleeves. 
Shot., T. of i In- 8., Ir. 3. 142. 
\\ but [copper ore) rung off the hindmost part of the pit |! nm ~i jt !Ii ^TEHS^S^! ,".i x A tr " uk ; brace '. 
. . . Is slimy, and inust to franfad, huddled, and tozed as trunk-turtle (trungk ter'tl), n. 1. A species 
lh -limy tin. Barlow, Nat. Hist. Cornwall, of tortoise, Ti -xtmlo arcuata. 2. The leather- 
trunkal (trung'kal), a. Same as trum-nl. ba< ' k - /'"'""''/'' '.</-- (or x,iliin-,/i) coriaceug. See 
trunk-alarm (trungk'a-liinn'), n. A device eut ""'"'r leather/Hide. 
for sounding an alarm'when a trunk is opened. trunk-WOrkt (trungk'werk), n. Work involv- 
trunkback (Irungk'bak), 11. The trunk-turtle "'K TOiicealment or secrecy, as by means of a 
or leatherback. See cut under leatherback. trunk. 
trunk-bearer (trungk'bar'&r), n. Any probos- Tlu8 " "o*" n>c stair-work, some (run*-iror*, some 
ciditVrous gastropod. I'. I'. Carpenter' bchind-door work. S*o*.. W. T., liL S. 7fx 
trunk-brace (trungk'bras),. One of the straps trunnel't, >. An obsolete variant of trundle. 
or tapes which support the lid of a trunk when trunnel- (trun'el), w. A variant of treenail. 
raised, and prevent it from falling backward, trunnion (trun'yon), . [< OF. trognon, tron- 
trunk-breeches (trungk'brich'ez), n. pi. Same .'/'">". the trunk or stump of a tree, F. trognon, a 
stump, stalk, core, < tronc, tron, a stock, trunk : 
see trunk, and cf. trunclieon. The F. word for 
'trunnion' is tourillon.'] I. One of the cylin- 
drical projections on the sides of a cannon, cast 
or forged in one piece with the cannon itself, 
which support it on its carriage. In the United 
States artillery service the diameter of the trunnion In 
smooth-bore guns has generally been equal to the diame- 
ter of the bore. See cut under howitzer. 
~. In steam-engines, a hollow gudgeon on each 
side of an oscillating cylinder, which supports 
the cylinder, and through which steam is re- 
ceived and exhausted. 
2. In her.: (a) Having a trunk: used only tmnnioned(trun'yond), n. [< trunnion + -ed*.~] 
when the trunk is of a different tincture Provided with trunnions, as the cylinder of an 
from the rest of the bearing: as, a tree vert oscillating steam-engine. 
trunked azure. (6) Couped of all its branches trunnion-lathe (trun'ypn-laTH), n. A lathe 
and roots that is, having them cut short so as especially designed for forming the trunnions 
of ordnance or of oscillating cylinders. E. B. 
Knigh t. 
trunnion-plate (trun'yon-plat), . 1. A raised 
rim forming a shoulder around the trunnion on 
the side of the gun. 2. A plate of iron cover- 
ing the top of a wooden gun-carriage on each 
side, and carried down into the recess for the 
trunnion so as to take the weight of the gun, 
and prevent it from crushing the wood. See 
cut under gun-carriage. 
body,"as'd\ r 8trnguisheTfromThTse V parts"which trunnion-ring (trun'yon-ring), n. In old-fash- 
ioned cannon, a ring cast solid with the piece 
and near the trunnions, usually between them 
and the muzzle. See cut under cannon. 
trunnion-sight (trun'yon-sit), n. A front sight 
placed on the rimbase of a cannon. A lug is 
usually left on the curved surface to form a 
base for the sight. 
trunnion-valve (trun'yon-valv), n. A valve 
attached to or included in the trunnions of an 
oscillating-cylinder steam-engine so as to be 
reciprocated by the motions of the cylinder. 
Trupialis (tr8-pi-a'lis), n. [NL. (Bonaparte, 
1850, after Merrem, 1826), < F. troupialc: see 
troopial.] A genus of Neotropical Icteridte, of 
the subfamily Sturnellinte, and very near Stur- 
nrlla itself, as T. militaris. These birds closely re- 
semhle the common field-larks or meadow-starlings of the 
United states, but have a liricky red color on the put* 
which are yellow In I lie latter. The name was orlglnslly 
Trunk -hose. " exact synonym of Agtlemt; In it* present sense It is 
i. Charles IX. at France, 1550-74. 3. Robert Carr, Earl o( synonymous with Lrittt*. 
Somerset (died 1645). trUsht, '" All obsolete form of 
as iriiH/.'-liiim: Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 321. 
trunk-cabin (trungk'kab'in), . Naut., a 
cabin partly below and partly above the spar- 
deck. 
trunk-case (trtmgk'Us). . In entom., that 
part of the integument of a pupa which covers 
the thorax. 
trunked (trungkt), a. [< trunk + -e(P.] 1. 
Having a trunk, in any sense: generally used 
in compounds. 
Strong and well-fnmatai Trees of all sorts. 
HoweU, Vocall Forrest (ed. 1846), p. 32. 
to show only stumps, (c) Same as caboshed. 
3. Truncated; beheaded. 
The Iriiiirh-il beast fast bleeding did him fowly dlght. 
Spaucr, F. Q., U. . 4. 
trunk-engine (trungk'en'jin), n. See engine. 
trunk-fish (trungk'fish), n. Any ostraciont. 
trunkful (trungk'ful). M. [< trunk + -/.] As 
much as a trunk will hold. 
trunk-hose (tnBgk'hta), w. pi. Properly, that 
part of the hose which covered the trunk or 
which the legs are thrust, the whole being usu- 
ally made wide and full. 
The short TrunJr.llnte shall show thy Foot and Knee 
Licentious, and to iMininon Kye-signt free. 
/Vi'or, Henry and Emma. 
The trunlr-liiar . . . were Ruthercd In closely either at 
tin- miildl "--"- - .... 
Engines and machines work by frtm'on or pulsion. 
Cuitiriaih, Intellectual System, T. 5 5. 
By attraction we do not here understand what is im- 
properly, though vulgarly, called so In the operation! of 
drawing, sucking, pumping, <c., which Is really pulsinn 
und tntrion. Benttey, liuyle Lectured, Sermon vii. 
tin- middle of thetliiiihornttlie knee, and then they were TrllBO Mrns* i- K MF truwu /,-,/*; Mill' 
v, id, -ly putted out as they rose to meet the jerkin or jacket, ^ !% ', L ' = Mlltl - 
which w:is op.-n in front and reacheil only U> the hips. trossen, < <)! . trtixm r. troAter, trousoer, turner, F. 
Eneyc. Brit., VI. 471. troiixscr = Pr. tnuwtir = Sp. troxar, pack, bind, 
It waa trwueil up in his walet 
Chatii-r-r, <H-M. |'M>I. t.. r. T.. I. Ryi, 
Within fe*edayesafter|Mcneaa|cflmmaui..lc.| th.n.t,, 
! n> theyr packen, and make them rrdyi- 1<> depart*. 
filer Martyr (tr. In Eden s Hnl Books on America, 
(ed. Artier, p II!!). 
You might haue trua'd him and all hl> Apparel) Into an 
Kele-sklnnr. .SAo*., t Hen. IV. (folio loii), UL 2. 840. 
2. To tie, bind, or fasten: sometimes uith /,. 
And I they | hadde the heed of the rieaunte trumrd at 
Kedluen sadell by the heir. Hrrtin ( I 
Then Beauty slept before the bar, whine breast and neck 
were bare, 
With hair trwat up. 
A Praia of Mutrea Race (Arbcr's Bng. Garner, I. 38). 
3. Specifically, to adjust and draw closely the 
garment or garments of, as a person ; also, to 
draw tight and tie, as laces or points. 
Truae his poyntea. Itabeti Boot (E. E. T. 8.X p. 70. 
The Consul Sllla, when he aawe Jullua Caeaar, being a 
young man eulll trumrd, and worse girt, . . . said rnto 
all those of his band, beware of 111 girt youth, that although 
he appeareth to be such, yet this Is he that shal tyrannize 
the citle of Koine, and be the ruine of my house. 
Qvnara, Letters (tr. by Hellowea, 1577), p. 186. 
Enter All wit in one of Sir Walter s suits, and Davy (ruw- 
in.t him. Middleton, Chaste Maid, II. X 
4. To seize and hold firmly; seize and carry 
off: said especially of birds of prey. 
Brave falcons that dare trua a fowl 
Much greater than themselves. 
Chapman, Bussy D'Ambols, III. 1. 
5. To make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the 
body preparatory to cooking it ; skewer. 
The second course waa two ducks tnutrd up In the form 
of fiddles. Hmfi. (iulllver's Travels, UL 2. 
6. To hang : usually with up. 
The Jury such, the Judge unjust : 
Sentence was said I should he truat. 
Oaiarigne (Arber's Eng. Garner, I. 63). 
I have been provost-marshal twenty yean, 
And have trtut'd up a thousand of these rascals. 
Urau. and H., Little French Lawyer, r. 3. 
7. In building, to furnish with a truss; suspend 
or support by a truss. 8f. To drive off; rout. 
The Brehalgnons went out thaim fast* Ininiuj, 
Wheroff Brehalgne was astoned sore, 
And dutendyd thaim febly euermore. 
Ram. of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2184. 
n.t intrann. 1. To pack; make ready. 2. 
To go; be off; begone, as one who hat) been 
sent packing. 
Be has noujwher wel-come for his mony tales. 
Bole ouur-al I hunted and hole (ordered] to fnusr. 
Pirn Plowman (AX IL 104. 
truss (trus), w. [< ME. truusc = MHO. trogge, G. 
trans, < OF. (and F.) trouggc = Pr. trogga = Sp. 
fr;'a = Pg. trouxa, a bundle, pack; from the 
verb.] 1. A bundle; pack. 
I'ndlr his hede no pilowe was, 
But In the stede a truue of gnu. 
Rom. of the Kote,\. 4004. 
The halfe of them carying harquebushca, and the other 
halfc Turkish howes, with their truaa of arrowea. 
HaUuyt'i Vouagtt, II. 113. 
He took his (rum and came away with them In the boat 
Winthrop, Hist New England, I. 376. 
Specifically 2. A bundle of hay or straw, 
(a) A quantity of hay tied together, and having a definite 
weight, usually stated at 50 pounds, hut, according to a 
statute of (Jcorgc III. , 5fl pounds of old hay or 60 pounds of 
new. Statutes of George II. legalized local trusses of 36 
pounds In London and 7 pounds In Bristol. (6) A bunch 
of straw tied together, and generally stated at 36 pounds, 
which Is, however, merely the London truss of hay. (e) A 
quantity of hay cut by a special knife out of the man of a 
haystack, approximately cubical In form. 
3. In hurt., a compact terminal flower-cluster 
of any kind, as an umbel, corymb, or spike. 
4. In .-iin-ii.. an appliance consisting of a belt 
or an elastic steel spring encircling the body, 
to which is attached a pad, used in cases of rup- 
ture to hinder the descent of the parts, or to 
prevent an increase in size of an irreducible 
hernia. 5. A garment worn in the sixteenth 
century and previously: probably so called from 
being laced -closely to the person. 
Thus put he on his arming trua, fair shoes upon his feet, 
About bun a mandlllon. Chapman. Iliad, x. 118. 
Puts off his palmer's weed unto his trua, which bore 
The stains of ancient arms. Drayton. 
6t. pi. Trousers; tight-fitting drawers. See 
trouge, frontiers. 
We dluide Christ's garment amongest vs In so nianle 
peeces, and of the vesture of salnation make some of ui 
