Plural of coistril; multiple disreputable people or rogues (archaic).
From coistril + -s (plural marker). The plural form of the variant spelling of coistrel.
Finding 'coistrils' versus 'coistrels' in old texts is like finding spelling variation fossils—they show which parts of Europe pronounced this insult differently, revealing the hidden geography of spoken language.
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