frowst
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of frowst
C19: back formation from frowsty musty, stuffy, variant of frowzy
Example Sentences
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Down in the frowst I heard them snore.
From The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon by Siegfried Sassoon
The cure for this ill is not to sit still, Or frowst with a book by the fire; But to take a large hoe and a shovel also, And dig till you gently perspire.
From Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study by Anonymous
What a frowst I Fancy sitting in that poky little carriage with both windows shut.
From Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham
After feeding-time they would lie torpid in a heavenly frowst reading Wisden's Annual or sixpenny magazines.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
From Greenmantle by John Buchan
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