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fust
CIDE DICTIONARY
fust, n. [OF. fust, F. f, fr. L. fustis stick staff.].
The shaft of a column, or trunk of a pilaster. Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
fust, n. [OF. fust cask, F. f cask, taste or smell of the cask, fustiness, cf. sentir le f to taste of the cask. See 1st Fust.].
A strong, musty smell; mustiness. [1913 Webster]
fust, v. i.
To become moldy; to smell ill. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
fust
age, antiquate, become extinct, become obsolete, date, fade, fossilize, grow old, hang fire, idle, lose currency, molder, obsolesce, outdate, perish, rust, sleep, slumber, smolder, stagnate, superannuate, vegetateFor further exploring for "fust" in Webster Dictionary Online