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   Bowse (), v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.]
   
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   1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze.  De Quincey.
   
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   2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, “to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together”.
   
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   Bowse, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
   
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