·noun A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
II. Bowse ·vi To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, ·i.e., to pull all together.
III. Bowse ·vi To Carouse; to Bouse; to Booze.
Good beer, or other strong liquor. Cant. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
To pull upon any body with a tackle, or complication of pulleys, in order to remove it, &c. Hauling ...
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