Meaning of coistril | Babel Free

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.”

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