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fustee.

A person who is of 1/16 black ancestry, the child of a mustee and a white.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A person who is of 1/16 black ancestry, the child of a mustee and a white.

    dated · historical · offensive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Unclear. The 1911 Century Dictionary suggests it is a variation of mustee (the ending in any case matches mustee/mestee and costee, as well as dustee, which Century suggests might in turn be a variation of fustee). Perhaps compare fusty, or fustic, a yellow dye?

noun
  1. A caravel or other (Spanish) ship.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From a Spanish word related to fusta or fuste.

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