mustee
Americannoun
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the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
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a half-breed.
noun
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the offspring of a White person and a quadroon
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any person of mixed ancestry
Etymology
Origin of mustee
First recorded in 1690–1700; short variant of mestizo
Example Sentences
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I’m a huge fan of the wall-hung Mustee thermoplastic laundry sinks.
From Washington Post
With considerable pain and giddiness I contrived to turn my body far enough round to seize the bell and ring it; in instant response to which the state-room door opened—revealing a glimpse of a small but elegantly—furnished cabin—and a young mustee lad, clad only in a white shirt thrown open at the neck, and white drill trousers girt to his slender figure by a crimson sash, entered, and demanded in Spanish— “Can I do anything for you, señor?”
From Project Gutenberg
I believe a quadroon and white make the mustee or one eighth black, and the mustee and white the mustafina, or one sixteenth black.
From Project Gutenberg
I had, however, little occasion to exert my tact in this are in the Bahama Islands, where, as in all the other islands of the West Indies, there is a class of women, born of white fathers and mustee or mulatto women, nearly approaching in complexion to the European; many of them are brunettes, with long black hair, very pretty, good eyes, and often elegant figures.
From Project Gutenberg
Hop no sooner had his hands free than he said: "You wantee me tellee lat ley mustee gittee velly muchee money, and len you lettee Young Wild West go?"
From Project Gutenberg
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