Transcription
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- [bous, bouz]
- /baʊs, baʊz/
- /ˈbos/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bous, bouz]
- /baʊs, baʊz/
Definitions of bowse word
- verb with object bowse to haul with tackle. 1
- noun bowse liquor or drink. 1
- noun bowse a drinking bout; carouse. 1
- noun bowse A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze. 0
- verb bowse (archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse. 0
- verb bowse (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. 0
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Origin of bowse
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Bowse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bowse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.