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Roister

Roister Meaning & Definition
Roister Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Roister?

[v] engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Roister: carouse | riot

Related Terms | Find terms related to Roister:

See Also | jollify | make happy | make merry | make whoopie | racket | revel | wassail | whoop it up

Roister In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Roist"er\, n. See {Roisterer}.

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