- boused
- v. haul or pull with a tackle (Nautical); carouse, drink too much or more than enough, booze (also spelled bowse)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
bouse — bouse1 /bows, bowz/, v.t., boused, bousing. Naut. to haul with tackle. Also, bowse. [1585 95; of uncert. orig.] bouse2 /boohz, bowz/, n., v., boused, bousing. n. 1. liquor or drink. 2. a drinking bout; carouse … Universalium
bouse — I. /baʊz/ (say bowz) verb (t) (boused, bousing) → bowse. II. /buz/ (say boohz) noun, verb (i), verb (t) (boused, bousing) → booze …
bouse — [bous, bouz] vt., vi. boused, bousing [< ?] Naut. to pull up by means of a tackle; hoist … English World dictionary