Reas"ti*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Reasty \Reas"ty\ (r[=e]s"t[y^]), a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov.
   Eng.] --Tusser. -- {Reas"ti*ness} (r[=e]s"t[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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