v. t. To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out. [ Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Icel. röst an estuary. ] A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. [ Written also rost, and roost. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [ Western U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]