foost
Scots
/fuːst/
noun
Definitions
- A mouldy condition or smell
- A suppressed breaking of wind
- An odd or eccentric person
- Anything in a decaying state or considered rubbish
Etymology
Derived from Old French fust (wood, bole, tree trunk) derived from Latin fustis (cudgel, a cudgel, knobbed stick).
Origin
Latin
fustis
Gloss
cudgel, a cudgel, knobbed stick