bowssen

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately borrowed from Cornish beudhi or Breton beuziñ (“to drown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊsən/ === Verb === bowssen (third-person singular simple present bowssens, present participle bowssening, simple past and past participle bowssened) (obsolete, Cornwall) To dunk or immerse (into water, for remedial purposes). === References === “bowssen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Bowness, besnows