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roister [ˈrɔɪstə] vb (intr)
1. to engage in noisy merrymaking; revel 2. to brag, bluster, or swagger [from Old French rustre lout, from ruste uncouth, from Latin rusticus rural; see rustic] roisterer n roisterous adj roisterously adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations roister vi (= revel) → herumtollen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A play named Ralph Roister Doister is generally looked upon as the first real English comedy. Shortly after the middle of the century, probably, the head-master of Westminister School, Nicholas Udall, took the further step of writing for his boys on the classical model an original farce-comedy, the amusing 'Ralph Roister Doister. |
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