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bowse

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Definition of bowse

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (archaic)To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
    “O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.”
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verb

  1. (archaic)To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
    “O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.”
  2. To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

noun

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

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Etymology

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.

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