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bowse

Pronunciation:  booz

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 Definition: [v]  haul with a tackle
 
 Synonyms: bouse
 
 See Also: cart, drag, hale, haul

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Bowse\, v. 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.
    
    
  2. \Bowse\, n.
    A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
    
    
 

 

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