bowse

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English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English bousen, from Middle Dutch būsen, buisen, buysen (“to drink heavily”) (Dutch buizen). Related to Middle High German būsen (“to swell, inblow”). More at beer.

Verb

bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed)

  1. (archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
    • 1820, John Keats, “Lines on the Mermaid Tavern”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, , →OCLC, page 131:
      O generous food!
      Drest as though bold Robin Hood,
      Would, with his maid Marian,
      Sup and bowse from horn and can.

Noun

bowse (plural bowses)

  1. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Verb

bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed)

  1. (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

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