bowse : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bowse	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for bowse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bowse v haul with a tackle Synonym(s): bowse, bouse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowse \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bowse \Bowse\, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.