FUST


Meaning of FUST in English

I. ˈfu̇st, ˈfəst noun

( -s )

Etymology: back-formation from fusty

dialect Britain : a strong musty smell : mustiness

II. intransitive verb

( -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

2. archaic , of food or drink : to taste or smell moldy or stale

III. ˈfəst noun

( -s )

Etymology: Italian fusto, literally, trunk (of a tree), from Latin fustis club, staff — more at beat

: the shaft of a column or pilaster

IV.

dialect

variant of first

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.