bowse noun 1verb 2forms 3 noun1 •A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze. verb2 •To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. •(no longer used) To drink excessively and socially; to carouse.O generous food! Drest as though bold Robin Hood, Would, with his maid Marian, Sup and bowse from horn and can. — 1820 formsbowsed · bowsing · bowses
