bowse, bouse
(verb) haul with a tackle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed)
(archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
bowse (plural bowses)
A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed)
(nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
• Bowes, besow, bowes
Source: Wiktionary
Bowse, v. i. Etym: [See Booze, and Bouse.]
1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. De Quincey.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
Bowse, n.
Definition: A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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.
