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lustihood

American  
[luhs-tee-hood] / ˈlʌs tiˌhʊd /

noun

  1. lustiness; vigor.


Etymology

Origin of lustihood

First recorded in 1590–1600; lusty + -hood

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And our father is an old knight, and hath no longer lustihood nor force whereby he might defend it for us, and all of our lineage are fallen and decayed.

From The High History of the Holy Graal by Sebastian Evans

Even the vigour and lustihood of its maturity are quick passing away.

From Mirror of the Months by Peter George Patmore

What time I paced, at pleasant morn, A deep and dewy wood, I heard a mellow hunting-horn Make dim report of Dian's lustihood Far down a heavenly hollow.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various

My lord, my lord,     I'll prove it on his body if he dare,     Despite his nice fence and his active practice,     His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.

From Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare

His port nevertheless was erect, and his step as firm as in his days of lustihood.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by John P. Kennedy

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