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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1857
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BOUST, v. Sc. form of Eng. boast. In following quot. used with reflexive = to triumph. [bust]s.Sc. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms xxv. 2:
O my God, I trust in thee: letna me be shæmet: letna mine enimies boust thamsels ower me.
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