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Bowse

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
Verb
  1. 1
    To drink excessively and socially; to carouse. archaic

    "O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can."

  2. 2
    To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
  3. 3
    haul with a tackle wordnet

Etymology

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

Origin unknown.

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