The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reasty
Reasty \Reas"ty\ (r[=e]s"t[y^]), a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]
--Tusser. -- Reas"ti*ness (r[=e]s"t[i^]*n[e^]s), n.
Wiktionary
reasty
a. (context obsolete UK dialect English) rusty and rancid; applied to salt meat