FUSTING

Verb

fusting

present participle of fust

Source: Wiktionary


FUST

Fust, n. Etym: [OF. fust, F. f, fr. L. fustis stick staff.] (Arch.)

Definition: The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. Gwilt.

Fust, n. Etym: [OF. fust cask, F. f cask, taste or smell of the caak, fustiness, cf. sentir le f to taste of the cask. See 1st Fust.]

Definition: A strong, musty smell; mustiness.

Fust, v. i.

Definition: To become moldy; to smell ill. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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