Roist′er
,
[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.
Shakespeare