Bible Dictionaries
Bowse

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.

(2):

(v. i.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.

(3):

(v. i.) To carouse; to bouse; to booze.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bowse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bowse.html. 1828.