rusty

rusty a, n If the hole is in the bilge, you cannot see if the cask leaks without taking out the bung; and if the herring oil,or grease, rise from the fish, it remains in the cask to the geat injury of the herring, for it will be sure to turn them rusty, and of course injure them. PRINTED ITEM [sic]...

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Newfoundland
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Summary:rusty a, n If the hole is in the bilge, you cannot see if the cask leaks without taking out the bung; and if the herring oil,or grease, rise from the fish, it remains in the cask to the geat injury of the herring, for it will be sure to turn them rusty, and of course injure them. PRINTED ITEM [sic] Margot Metcalfe 17 June 1969 Used I Used I Withdrawn "rusty" is not used in this sense in the DNE.

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