subs. (old).—1.  The act of kind; whence, as verb. = to copulate: see GREENS and RIDE.

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  1599.  JOSEPH HALL, Satires, iv. 1.

        And with her cruel Lady-star uprose
She seeks her third ROUST on her silent toes.

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  Verb. (old).—1.  See subs.; (2) to frisk; to disturb; to shift; (3) to steal: see ROUSTABOUT.

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  1599.  JOSEPH HALL, Satires, iv. 2. While yet he ROUSTETH at some uncouth signe.

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  1821.  D. HAGGART, Life, 66. She raised the doun that the swag was ROUSTED. Ibid., 90. Some coves were ROUSTING ronnies.

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