bowse

== English == === Alternative forms === bouse === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bousen, from Middle Dutch būsen, buisen, buysen (“to drink heavily”) (Dutch buizen). Related to Middle High German būsen (“to swell, inblow”). More at beer. ==== Verb ==== bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed) (archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse. ==== Noun ==== bowse (plural bowses) A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze. ==== Derived terms ==== bene bowse booze === Etymology 2 === Origin unknown. ==== Verb ==== bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed) (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. === Anagrams === Bowes, besow, bowes