Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Bowse

Bowse

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Booze
, and
Bouse
.]
1.
To carouse; to bouse; to booze.
De Quincey.
2.
(Naut.)
To pull or haul;
as, to
bowse
upon a tack; to
bowse
away, i. e., to pull all together
.

Bowse

,
Noun.
A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bowse

BOWSE

,
Verb.
I.
In seaman's language, to pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, to pull all together.

Similar Results