lustihood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lustihood
Example Sentences
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To be sure, one could manage to creep to the other side by the submerged coping of the parapet, if endowed with the balancing powers of a rope-walker and the lustihood of the navvy.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by John Augustus O'Shea
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
And how, with all their admiration of the exceeding lustihood of the Prince of Wales,—how, from the very depths of their stomachs, would they wish His Royal Highness twice as big!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 18, 1841 by Various
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
He pours his lustihood and power upon the joyous spheres.
From The Masque of the Elements by Herman George Scheffauer
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