fust

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈfu̇st,

ˈfəst

plural -s

dialectal, British

: a strong musty smell : mustiness

fust

2 of 4

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

fust

3 of 4

noun (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

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