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語源 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.

動詞

bowse (三人称単数 現在形 bowses, 現在分詞 bowsing, 過去形および過去分詞形 bowsed)

1. (archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
   • 1820, John Keats, “Lines on the Mermaid Tavern”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC, page 131:

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

名詞

bowse (複数形 bowses)

1. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.

派生語

• bene bowse
• booze

語源 2

Origin unknown.

動詞

bowse (三人称単数 現在形 bowses, 現在分詞 bowsing, 過去形および過去分詞形 bowsed)

1. (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

アナグラム

• Bowes, besow, bowes