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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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