Bowse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bowse \Bowse\, n.
     A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Bowse \Bowse\, v. i. [See {Booze}, and {Bouse}.]
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     1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. --De Quincey.
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     2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to
        bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bowse
       v : haul with a tackle [syn: {bouse}]