Obs. Also 5 fuystour, 6 fustar, 6–7 foystor. [a. AF. fuster, fuyster, f. fust (mod.F. fût) piece of wood. In continental OF. fustier had the wider sense of worker in wood, carpenter, etc.] A saddle-tree-maker.
[1309. Lib. Custum. Lond. (Godef.), Que nul fuster face arzons de seles, sinoun de quarter.]
1415. in York Myst., Introd. 26. Fuystours.
1530. Palsgr., 223/2. Fustar that maketh saddell trees, bastier.
1598. Stow, Surv. (1603), 542. Foystors, the wardens and two persons, one messe.
1609. D. Rogers, Harl. MS., 1944 lf. 26, in Digby Myst. (1882), Forewords 22 Sadlers, fusters.
1611. Canterbury Marriage Licences (MS.), 7 Oct. Joh’em Morcetur de Challock, ffuster.
