Dictionary entry

Must (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Must, n. [AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.] 1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. “These men ben full of must.” Wyclif (Acts ii. 13.).

No fermenting must fills... the deep vats. Longfellow.

2. [Cf. Musty.] Mustiness.