cois|trel

cois|trel
cois|trel or cois|tril «KOYS truhl», noun.
1. Historical. a groom who cared for a knight's horses.
2. Archaic. a base person; knave: »

He's a coward and a coistrel (Shakespeare).

[variant of custrel]

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  • cois — cois·trel; …   English syllables

  • cois|tril — cois|trel or cois|tril «KOYS truhl», noun. 1. Historical. a groom who cared for a knight s horses. 2. Archaic. a base person; knave: »He s a coward and a coistrel (Shakespeare). ╂[variant of custrel] …   Useful english dictionary

  • trel — chap·trel; cois·trel; cos·trel; cot·trel; kes·trel; oes·trel·a·ta; pe·trel; pip·is·trel·lus; poi·trel; trel·lage; trel·lised; vi·trel·la; nor·ges·trel; trel·lis; was·trel; dot·trel; pey·trel; pip·is·trel; …   English syllables

  • coistrel — cois·trel …   English syllables

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