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Definition of Roist
1. v. i. See Roister.
Definition of Roist
1. to revel [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: revel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roist
Literary usage of Roist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"Thou revelling didst roist it out, And mad'st of all an end. ... In peace at
home, they swear, stare, foist, roist, fight, and jar. Hirr. Ma}., p. «3. ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1872)
"To roist, p., was also used for to bully, or riot. Thou revelling didst roist it
ont, And tmid'st of all an end. Kendall's Poems, С 1. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two Parts ...by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto by Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto (1827)
"Te roist, от roister, vn por- tar-se ou obrar com insolencia, fazer grande bullía
ou estrondo! fazer terreiro de ..."
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