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bouse
bouse
1
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baʊs, baʊz
/
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[
bous, bouz
]
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verb (used with object),
boused,
bous·ing.
Nautical
.
to haul with tackle.
Also,
bowse
.
Origin:
1585–95;
of uncertain origin
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bouse
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/
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booz, bouz
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noun,
verb,
boused,
bous·ing.
noun
1.
liquor or drink.
2.
a drinking bout; carouse.
verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
3.
to drink, especially to excess.
Also,
bowse
.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
bous
strong drink <
Middle Dutch
būsen
drink to excess; cf.
booze
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bouse
or
bowse
(baʊz)
—
vb
(
tr
)
nautical
to raise or haul with a tackle
[C16: of unknown origin]
bowse
or
bowse
—
vb
[C16: of unknown origin]
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