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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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(Fester,) Faister, v. [ME. feester, festre (1377), OF. festrir.] intr. To fester. — 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. i. 83.
Great wounds, yet curable, still faister, When fools presume to rule their maister
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