bouse
1or bowse
[ bous, bouz ]
verb (used with object),boused, bous·ing.Nautical.
to haul with tackle.
Origin of bouse
1First recorded in 1585–95; of uncertain origin
Words Nearby bouse
Other definitions for bouse (2 of 2)
bouse2
or bowse
[ booz, bouz ]
noun
liquor or drink.
a drinking bout; carouse.
verb (used with or without object),boused, bous·ing.
to drink, especially to excess.
Origin of bouse
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use bouse in a sentence
The wandering beggar says "skimish" for drink, but city beggars say "bouse."
Beggars | W. H. (William Henry) DaviesBooze, or bouse, is supposed to come from the Dutch buysen, though the word has been in use in England for some hundreds of years.
The Slang Dictionary | John Camden Hotten
British Dictionary definitions for bouse
bouse
bowse
/ (baʊz) /
verb
(tr) nautical to raise or haul with a tackle
Origin of bouse
1C16: of unknown origin
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