Bowse (?), v. i. [See Booze, and Bouse.]
1.
To carouse; to bouse; to booze.
De Quincey.
2. Naut.
To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.
© Webster 1913.
Bowse, n.
A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.
© Webster 1913.