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† trussell Obs. Also 5 trusselle, 5–9 trussel; Sc. 6 tursall, 6–7 tursell. [a. OF. troussel, earlier torsel, toursel, mod.F. trousseau, dim. of trousse, vbl. n. of trousser: see truss.] 1. A bundle, package; in quot. a 1400, a furled sail. Cf. trousseau1.
a1400[see truss v. 1 d]. 1426Lydg. De Guil. Pilgr. 2755 And at the gate for to se Trussellys, ffardellys, in that place. Or any marchaunt in may passe, He mvste vntrusse hem & vnbynde. c1460Towneley Myst. ii. 170 Lay downe thi trussell apon this hill. 2. The puncheon for making the impress on the upper side of the coin; cf. pile n.4 1.
[1300: see pile n.4 1.] 1473Chancery Enrolments, Durham 3/49 m. 6 (P.R.O.) We..haue..licencid oure welbelouyd William Omorighe..to make graue and prynte ij dosene Trussellys and j dosene Standerdys for penys and iiij Standerdys and viij Trussellys for half penys. 1484Chancery Warr. Ser. i. File 1531. No. 5767 (P.R.O.) Receptis..tribus standardis et novem trussellis ruptis..tria standarda et novem trussellos de novo fieri..faciatis. 1562–3–1605 [see pile n.4 1, puncheon1 3]. 1611Cotgr., Trousseau, a Trussell; the vpper yron, or mould, thats vsed in the stamping of coyne. 1817R. Ruding Ann. Coinage I. 67, III. 24. 1876 R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. I. Introd. 49 The ‘flan’ being placed on the ‘pile’, the ‘trussell’ was applied to the upper side of it by means of a twisted wand, or by the hand, and the moneyer then struck the end of the puncheon with the hammer until the impression was produced on the ‘flan’. |