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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEUST, n. “Grass two years old; applied also to grass which, having stood through winter, is somewhat withered” (Gall. 1887 Jam.⁶). [bɪst]Kcb.¹ 1934:
Beust is in common use here to describe grass that has been bleached and partly withered during winter.

Hence beusty, adj., withered.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 64:
Is there a Galloway farmer who does not know what a tuft o' beusty grass is?Kcb.¹ 1934:
There is an adjectival form “beusty” — beusty grass.