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ROISTER
carouse, roister, riot
(verb) engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; “They were out carousing last night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)
(intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
(intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.
Synonyms
• (engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior): carouse, revel, riot
• (walk with a swaying motion): swagger
Noun
roister (plural roisters)
(archaic) A roisterer.
Anagrams
• Storrie, Terrios, rioters, storier
Source: Wiktionary
Roist"er, v. i. Etym: [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown, clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See Rustic.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: See Roisterer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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