bowse
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
Example Sentences
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A "cad" is a person fit for no other occupation than carrying somebody else's hawk; "booze" is a derivation of the falconer's "bowse," to drink.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just bowse it up to wind’ard as far as it will go, and let us see what it will do.”
From The Log of a Privateersman by Rainey, W. (William)
Our spirits returned with having something to do; and when the tackle was manned to bowse the anchor home, notwithstanding the desolation of the scene, we struck up "Cheerily ho!" in full chorus.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry
These preparations made, all the numbers man the breech-tackle fall, or divide themselves to bowse upon both falls together, as the position of the gun in the battery may render either mode most convenient.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
"Now," he shouted, "heave, and bowse her down!"
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
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