'Bowse' definitions:

Definition of 'bowse'

From: WordNet
verb
Haul with a tackle [syn: bowse, bouse]

Definition of 'Bowse'

From: GCIDE
  • Bowse \Bowse\, v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Bowse'

From: GCIDE
  • Bowse \Bowse\, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze. [1913 Webster]