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usta en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈjuːstə/
Meanings
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(contraction, informal) used to: accustomed to
It needs a lot of work, and it's a tad smaller than I'm usta, but you know what they say...
2011, By Red Neck Crick, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 324:That safe's one o' th' kind I'm usta.
1918, Adventure, page 71:
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(contraction, informal) used to: formerly did
We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free.
1941, James Howell Street, In my father's house:
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(contraction, informal) use to