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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke