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Definition of Roosted
1. roost [v] - See also: roost
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roosted
Literary usage of Roosted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"ut in the ravine for a night; an' a thief av a porcupine an' a civet-cat av a
jackal roosted in ut, as well we knew in the mornin'. I put ut to you, Sorr, ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"A Bottle and Friend, So, sought a Poet, roosted near the skies, Their stocks maun
a' be sought anee ; . Halloween. I rue the day I sought her O, \re. ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1915)
"Briefly, we either "called," "roosted" or "still hunted" them. ... \Vhen the
birds are to be "roosted," if it is a gobbler you are after, ..."
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