bene bowse

== English == === Alternative forms === benbouse, ben-bouze, bene bouse, bien bowse === Noun === bene bowse (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good beer. === References === [Francis Grose] (1788), “Bene bowse”, in A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 2nd edition, London: […] S. Hooper, […], →OCLC. John S[tephen] Farmer, compiler (1890), “bene bowse”, in Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present. […], volume I, [London: […] Thomas Poulter and Sons] […], →OCLC, pages 176–179.