bouse

bouse 1or bowse [bous, bouz] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object), boused, bous·ing. Nautical.

1. to haul with tackle.

Origin of bouse 1First recorded in 1585–95; of uncertain origin bouse 2or bowse [booz, bouz] noun

1. liquor or drink.
2. a drinking bout; carouse.

verb (used with or without object), boused, bous·ing.

3. to drink, especially to excess.

Origin of bouse 2 1250–1300; Middle English bous strong drink Middle Dutch būsen drink to excess; cf. booze Examples from the Web for bouse Historical Examples of bouse

The wandering beggar says “skimish” for drink, but city beggars say “bouse.”

Beggars

W. H. (William Henry) Davies

Booze, or bouse, is supposed to come from the Dutch buysen, though the word has been in use in England for some hundreds of years.

The Slang Dictionary

John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for bouse bouse bowse verb

1. (tr) nautical to raise or haul with a tackle

Word Origin for bouse C16: of unknown origin