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roister |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roister \Roist"er\, v. i. [Probably fr F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr L. rustucus rustic. See {Rustic}.] To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy, vaunting, or turbulent. I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roister \Roist"er\, n. See {Roisterer}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: roister v : engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night" [syn: {carouse}, {riot}]
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