Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nab the rust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: nab the rust
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take offense; to become upset.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] did not choose to comply with her wishes. Upon which Mrs. Basset, in the language of the Old Bailey, nabbed the rust; insisted upon some liquor, would not quit the house without it, and began to blow up the hostess and blast the rose."
"Spurstow discovered it, of course, and nabbed the rust. He went off to Rye, ran Ottershaw to earth in the Ship, and asked him what the devil he meant by it."

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

nabs the rust (present, singular) nabbing the rust (participle, present) nabbed the rust (participle, past) nabbed the rust (past)

Questions

What does nab the rust mean?: To take offense; to become upset.

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