Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
booze . - noun A stall or inclosure for cattle. Also boosy, bouse.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal.
- intransitive verb To drink excessively. See
booze .
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- noun dialect A
stall for ananimal (usually acow ). - noun Alternative spelling of
booze . - verb Alternative spelling of
booze .
Etymologies
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From Old English bós (cow) and bósiᵹ (cow-stall).
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Middle English bousen (verb) and bouse (noun)
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