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

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