fust

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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]

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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, vegetate