1630 J. Smith xxvi. 56 Fusticke trees are very great and the wood yellow, good for dying.
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. I. 70 The People of Provence and Italy, after they have peel'd off the Bark, sell the Fustick Wood.
1756 P. Browne ii. ii. 339 The Fustic Tree. This is a fine timber wood; and a principal ingredient in most of our yellow dyes.