frowst
Collocations
4ADJ.
still
VERB + FROWST
sit, time
FROWST + NOUN
cabin
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
verb
To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.
The cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;
[…] punting a footer around the quad on a beautiful day like today, not frowsting in their studies.
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3I was pretty bad myself, but managed to move about all the time, for the frowst in my cabin would have sickened a hippo.
WiktionaryThe cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;
Wiktionary[…] punting a footer around the quad on a beautiful day like today, not frowsting in their studies.
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