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rusty

/ˈɹʌsti/ noun C2
  1. A gun or in particular an old or worn one. (slang, uncountable)
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We were admitted by a strange, wizened, rusty-coated old manservant, who seemed in keeping with the house.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 87 · C1
Something like a reluctant smile, rather rusty from long disuse, mellowed Marilla’s grim expression.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 31 · C1
“What difference does it make how it’s spelled?” asked Marilla with another rusty smile as she picked up the teapot.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 32 · C1
“I’m afraid my imagination is a little rusty--it’s so long since I used it,” she said.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 156 · C1

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