mustee

[ muh-stee, muhs-tee ]

/ mʌˈsti, ˈmʌs ti /

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noun

the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.

a half-breed.

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Origin of mustee

First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo

Words nearby mustee

mustard and cress, mustard family, mustard gas, mustard oil, mustard plaster, mustee, mustelid, musteline, muster, Muster Day, muster in

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How to use mustee in a sentence

A gentleman of this island, as I have been made to understand, had a female mustee slave belonging to him.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee gittee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?
Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass"|An Old Scout

British Dictionary definitions for mustee

mustee

mestee (mɛˈstiː)

/ (mʌˈstiː, ˈmʌstiː) /

noun

the offspring of a White person and a quadroon

any person of mixed ancestry

Word Origin for mustee

C17: shortened from mestizo

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