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bowse

bowse
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bous, bouz]
    • /baʊs, baʊz/
    • /ˈbos/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

bowse usage trend in Literature

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