fus

The direct reflex of Latin tōfus is Italian masculine il tufo, alongside French le tuf.

The etymology of Latin tofus 'tufa' isn't written in stone 2009

I'd a heap'd ruther have a secon'-han 'white Christmas dinner' n de bes 'fus'-han' nigger one you ever seed, an 'I ain't no spring-chicken, nuther.

Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Other Tales Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886

I was flyin 'fer sho, you may b'lieve, an' fus 'thing I heard was,' Halt! who goes thar? '

Hagar's Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice Pauline Elizabeth 1902

An 'I think we' se doin 'fus' rate w'en we jes 'go long and bears,

The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar 1889

Sidesen dat, you is sech a runt dat you g'long draggin 'de by'ud on de groun', an 'fus' news you know hits 'bleeged ter be wo' out.

The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VII. (of X.) Various 1887

"You all's seed a hen, a many a time I reckon, gwine 'long, wid 'er chickens all' round, a cluckin, and a turnin 'fus' one eye, den tudder, down to de groun ', huntin' fur a bug.

Bond and Free: A Tale of the South 1984

Bimeby Brer Fox git out, en off he put down de road, limpin 'fus' on one foot en den on de yuther. "

Nights With Uncle Remus Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Bimeby Brer Fox git out, en off he put down de road, limpin 'fus' on one foot en den on de yuther. "

Nights With Uncle Remus Joel Chandler Harris 1878

Good news is that the Dodd-Frank legislation (pronounced Doo-fus) gives FDIC the legal power to restructure banks.

Foreclosure crisis a 'cancer': Christopher Whalen on impact on banks, housing market, economy Christopher Whalen 2010

I was a lcpl in the fus-and remember how we dealt with protesters in NI … hardly kid gloves eh kiddr? in fact … we made the Police here look like a bunch of holiday makers … and we were armed … and not afraid to pull the trigger either … as you well know …

Be Carefull What You Wish For « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009