| Word | roister |
|---|---|
| Definition | v. To enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way. |
| Sentence | He picked his way deftly through all that minute vermin-like life and under the shadow of the gaunt spectral mansions in which the old nobility of Dublin had roistered. |
| Source | Dubliners, "A Little Cloud", p. 77 |
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