ROIST
\ɹˈɔ͡ɪst], \ɹˈɔɪst], \ɹ_ˈɔɪ_s_t]\
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roist, ROISTER, rois't[.e]r, v.i. to bluster, swagger, bully.--ns. ROIS'TER (arch.), ROIS'TERER.--adj. ROIS'TEROUS.--p.adj. ROIS'TING (Shak.), blustering, bullying. [O. Fr. rustre, a rough, rude fellow--O. Fr. ruste--L. rusticus, rustic.]
By Thomas Davidson