roose
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of roose
1150–1200; Middle English rosen < Old Norse hrōsa to praise
Example Sentences
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I spak' till him, an' tried to roose him, wi' ae thing after anither, bit I micht as weel hae spoken to the door-cheek, for a' the notice that he took.
From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George
Faites mes baissemains respectueuses, To sentimental sister Susie, And honest Lucky; no to roose you, Ye may be proud, That sic a couple Fate allows ye, To grace your blood.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert
He'd gloat over a dollar like it was a charlotte roose, Huggins would.
From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry
“Rachel had ay a gude roose of hersel’,” said Becky Glibbans, as Miss Isabella concluded.
From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John
Begins, “The roose as saith the philosopher Plinius hath doble verteus.”
From The Old English Herbals by Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair
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