A variant spelling of fustic; hard yellowish wood from a tropical tree, used for dye and woodworking.
An alternative spelling of fustic (from Spanish fustete, from Arabic fustuq), showing variant medieval and early modern spellings of this timber term.
Different spellings of the same word, like 'fustoc' and 'fustic,' tell us that English hadn't standardized vocabulary for exotic trade goods—each merchant and scribe spelled tropical timbers however seemed right to them.
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