| 释义 |
† ˈbystour Sc. Obs.
Also 7 boystour, boisture.
[The variant boistour suggests identity with boaster; and the earlier senses of boast (in Sc. boist) give a suitable meaning; but the form bystour is not explained.]
A loud rude talker; a braggart, bully.
1535Lyndesay Satyre 2991 That bystour salbe brunt incontinent. a1600Montgomerie Flyting 125 Bleird, babling, bystour-baird, obey. Ibid. 215 Ridand like boistures all beshitten. Ibid. 655 Beshitten boystour [ed. 1688 by-stour]. |