Definition of "dustuck" []

• In India, a customs permit. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I was to receive a salary of 200 rupees by the month, in addition to which Mr. Holwell undertook to procure me a dustuck from the Governor, enabling any merchandise I chose to trade in to pass through the province of Bengal free of taxes or duties to the Nabob's government."
• "For my part, I did not embark in trade myself, having no capital, but I accepted the offer of a Gentoo merchant to lend him the use of my dustuck to cover his goods, for which he paid me handsomely."
• "The Company's _dustuck_, or passport, secured to them this exemption at all the custom-houses and toll-bars of the country."