\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.
\Bowse\, n. A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.