| 释义 |
vouster Sc.|ˈvaʊstə(r)|
Also 6 wo(u)stour, woistare.
[f. prec.]
A braggart or boaster.
1500–20Dunbar Poems xiv. 41 Sic vant of wostouris with hairtis in sinfull staturis. 1513Douglas æneid v. vii. 62 Bot war I now..ȝing as ȝone wanton woustour [v.r. woistare]..I suld all reddy be. a1568Nine Order Knaves 18 in Bannatyne MS. 447 He is als..he and prowd as ane vane woustour. 1670Ray Prov. 276 Of vousters or new upstarts. 1710Ruddiman Douglas's æneis Gloss. s.v. Woistare, Scot. Vouster, a boaster. |
