unrust

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ rust.

Verb

unrust (third-person singular simple present unrusts, present participle unrusting, simple past and past participle unrusted)

1. (uncommon) To remove rust from a metal object.
   • 1995, Lee Ebler, “The Fist Wet Clothes Drying Party”, in Editors of Highlights for Children, editor, Frog For a Day and Other Fanciful Adventure Stories‎, →ISBN, page 17:

     Miss Mattie started a roaring fire, and everyone hung up the wet clothes while the cat played, tea water boiled, and the king planned how to unrust his knights.

Anagrams

• U-turns, u-turns, turnus