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Frowst

//fɹaʊst// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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
  1. 1
    To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place. intransitive

    "The cure for this ill is not to sit still, / Or frowst with a book by the fire;"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Back-formation from frowsty.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from frowsty.

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