·noun A blow on the face.
II. Dowse ·vt To beat or thrash.
III. Dowse ·vi To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, ·etc.
IV. Dowse ·vt To plunge, or duck into water; to Immerse; to Douse.
To take down: as, Dowse the pendant. Dowse your dog vane; take the cockade out of your hat. Dowse th...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a blow ; a dowse in the chops, a blow in the face. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Near Dice Key (W. Stow, 1722-Strype, ed. 1755). Not named in the maps. ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
A blow in the face. ...