Rusty (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Rusty

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.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

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