bouse
1
[bous, bouz]
/baʊs, baʊz/
verb (used with object)
,
boused,
bousing.
Nautical
1.
to haul with tackle.
Also,
bowse
.
Origin
1585-95;
of uncertain origin
bouse
2
[booz, bouz]
/buz, baʊz/
noun
1.
liquor or drink.
2.
a drinking bout; carouse.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
,
boused,
bousing.
3.
to drink, especially to excess.
Also,
bowse
.
Origin
1250-1300;
Middle English
bous
strong drink <
Middle Dutch
būsen
drink to excess; cf.
booze
British Dictionary definitions for
bouse
bouse
/
baʊz
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) (
nautical
) to raise or haul with a tackle
Word Origin
C16: of unknown origin