The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:Boistous \Bois"tous\, a. Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- Bois"tous*ly, adv. -- Bois"tous*ness, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]