BOUGE

Etymology 1

Noun

bouge (uncountable)

(now historical) The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household, attendants etc.

Etymology 2

Verb

bouge (third-person singular simple present bouges, present participle bouging, simple past and past participle bouged)

To swell out.

To bilge.

Anagrams

• 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



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