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† foister Obs.|ˈfɔɪstə(r)|
[f. foist v.1 + -er1.]
One who foists, in senses of the vb.a. One who ‘foists’ dice. b. One who interpolates spurious words or passages, etc. c. A cheat, sharper. d. A pickpocket.
c1550[see foist v.1 1]. 1566T. Stapleton Ret. Untr. Jewel iv. 36 A Forger, a Foyster or a Cogger. 1585Fleetwood in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. i. II. 298 A publique ffoyster..Nota that a ffoister is a Pick-pockett. 1610Holland Camden's Brit. i. 10 Some craftie foister and jugling deceiver. 1823Leigh's New Pict. Lond. 104 His proficiency was rewarded by styling him a nypper and a foyster. |