OUSEL, noun oo'zl. The blackbird, a species of the genus Turdus. OUST, verb transitive [I take this to be our vulgar oost, used in the sense of lift. The usual signification then will be that of the Latin tollo, sustuli.] 1. To take away; to remove. Multiplications of actions upon the case were rare formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. 2. To eject; to disseize. Afterward the lessor, reversioner or remainder-man or any stranger doth eject or oust the lessee of his term.
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