rusty

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Out of use, To nab the rust; to be refractory; properly applied to a restive horse, and figuratively to the human species. To ride rusty; to be sullen; called also to ride grub.

Related Words

Rusty
·superl Rust-colored; dark. II. Rusty ·superl Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. III. Rusty ·superl Im...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
rusty guts
A blunt surly fellow: a jocular misnomer of RESTICUS. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
rusty fig
n. See under fig-tree. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
rusty dab
(Gent's, platessa. Cuvier.) The popular name of the Rusty Flat-fish, a fish found on the coast of Ma...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.