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• n  the condition of being coated or clogged with rust
• n  ineptitude or awkwardness as a consequence of age or lack of practice
  his rustiness showed when he was asked to speed up

• Hair: dark brown, fine in texture, inclined to rustiness in front, slightly graying on the crown.
• This was not because of professional rustiness, or the need for more time at home, or even because teaching jobs were hard to find.

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• Phillips battling rust after missing four games
  Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, who missed four games this week with a bruised left forearm, is 1-for-7 since returning to the lineup. Manager Dusty Baker attributes the skid to rustiness as opposed to fallout from Phillips getting hit by a pitch in Pittsburgh on June 1.
  June 9, 2013 - Major League Baseball