bowse

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
动词 v.
  1. To drink excessively and socially; to carouse. archaic
    — O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can.
  2. To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.

词形变化

bowses present,singular,third-person bowsing participle,present bowsed participle,past bowsed past bouse alternative bowses plural bouse alternative bowses present,singular,third-person bowsing participle,present bowsed participle,past bowsed past bouse alternative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Origin unknown.
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