See roost on Wiktionary
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"Middle English nouns",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of roste (“roast”)"
],
"links": [
[
"roste",
"roste#Middle_English:_roast"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "roost"
}
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