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.
William Butler Yeats