bowse
1 Americanverb (used with object)
noun
verb
Example Sentences
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A "cad" is a person fit for no other occupation than carrying somebody else's hawk; "booze" is a derivation of the falconer's "bowse," to drink.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our spirits returned with having something to do; and when the tackle was manned to bowse the anchor home, notwithstanding the desolation of the scene, we struck up ``Cheerly, men!'' in full chorus.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry
O generous food Drest as though bold Robin Hood Would with his Maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.
From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John
Drest as though bold Robin Hood10 Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.
From Keats: Poems Published in 1820 by Robertson, M. (Margaret)
Our spirits returned with having something to do; and when the tackle was manned to bowse the anchor home, notwithstanding the desolation of the scene, we struck up "Cheerily ho!" in full chorus.
From Two Years Before the Mast by Dana, Richard Henry
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