fust
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈfu̇st,
ˈfəst
plural -s
dialectal, British
: a strong musty smell : mustiness
fust
2 of 4intransitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
1
archaic : to become moldy through disuse
sure he that made us … gave us not that capability and godlike reason to fust in us unused
Shakespeare
Shakespeare2
archaic, of food or drink : to taste or smell moldy or stale
fust
3 of 4noun (2)
ˈfəst
plural -s
: the shaft of a column or pilaster
fust
4 of 4"
dialectal variant of first
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
back-formation from fusty
Noun (2)
Italian fusto, literally, trunk (of a tree), from Latin fustis club, staff