Associations to the word «Bowse»
Wiktionary
BOWSE, verb. (archaic) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
BOWSE, noun. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
BOWSE, verb. (nautical) To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
Dictionary definition
BOWSE, verb. Haul with a tackle.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.