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Meaning of coistril | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries; a coistrel.
    obsolete
  2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward.
    obsolete

Examples

“And he shall 'by his merriment as dear / As ever coistril bought so little sport: / Ne'er let this sword assist me when I need, / But rust and canker after I have sworn.”
“He's a coward and a coistril that will not / drink to my niece till his brains turn o'the toe like a / parish top.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

coit Coital Coitally coitarche Coition coitophobia

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