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Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust.

Pope.

3. Intellectual taste; fancy.

A choice of it may be made according to the gust and manner of the ancients.

Dryden.

Gust, v. t. [Cf. L. gustare, It. gustare, Sp. gustar. See GUST a relish.] To taste; to have a relish for. [Obs.]

Gust"a*ble (?), a. [See Gust, v.] [Obs.] 1. Capable of being tasted; tastable.

This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter.

Harvey.

2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.

A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the mouth.

Derham.

Gust"a*ble, n. Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]

Gus"tard (?), n. (Zoˆl.) The great bustard.

Gus*ta"tion (?), n. [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.] The act of tasting. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Gust"a*to*ry (?), a. Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue.

Gust"ful (?), a. Tasteful; well- tasted. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby. -- Gust"ful*ness, n. [Obs.] Barrow.

Gust"ful, a. Gusty. [R.]

A gustful April morn.

Tennyson.

Gust"less, a. Tasteless; insipid. [R.]

Gus"to (?), n. [It. or Sp., fr. L. gustus; akin to E. choose. Cf. 2d GUST, GOUR.] Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy. Dryden.

||Gus*to"so (?), a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.) Tasteful; in a tasteful, ||agreeable manner.

Gust"y (?), a. Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy; stormy; tempestuous.

Upon a raw and gusty day.

Shak.

Gut (?), n. [OE. gut, got, AS. gut, prob. orig., a channel, and akin to geÛtan to pour. See FOUND to cast.]

1. A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.