bouge (uncountable)
(now historical) The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.
bouge (third-person singular simple present bouges, present participle bouging, simple past and past participle bouged)
To swell out.
To bilge.
• Bogue, bogue
Source: Wiktionary
Bouge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bouged] Etym: [Variant of bulge. Cf. Bowge.]
1. To swell out. [Obs.]
2. To bilge. [Obs.] "Their ship bouged." Hakluyt.
Bouge, v. t.
Definition: To stave in; to bilge. [Obs.] Holland.
Bouge, n. Etym: [F. bouche mouth, victuals.]
Definition: Bouche (see Bouche, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.] [They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with fasting. B. Jonson .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
