bowse
English
Alternative forms
Etymology 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.
Verb
bowse (third-person singular simple present bowses, present participle bowsing, simple past and past participle bowsed)
Etymology 2
Origin unknown.
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