Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowse

/bˈoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bowse
IPA: /bˈoʊs/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.

Archaic

noun

A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.

verb

To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

Example Sentences

"O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bousen, būsen

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

bowses (present, singular) bowsing (participle, present) bowsed (participle, past) bowsed (past) bouse (alternative) bowses (plural)

Derived Forms

booze

Phrases

bene bowse

Synonyms

bouse

Homonyms

boese

Rhymes With

close los gross dose diagnose grandiose adios gros morose grosz rowse groce

Questions

How do you pronounce bowse?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊs/.
What does bowse mean?: To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.
Where does bowse come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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