Citations:dusty


 * 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.
 * "I was only going to say," said Scrooge's nephew, "that the consequence of his taking a dislike to us, and not making merry with us, is, as I think, that he loses some pleasant moments, which could do him no harm. I am sure he loses pleasanter companions than he can find in his own thoughts, either in his mouldy old office, or his dusty chambers. I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him.


 * A small zinc ball used for mixing gun powder.




 * Someone who scavenges from dustbins.