Etymology

bouse

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Today it means: To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. Full definition →

Middle English bous ← Middle Dutch būsen
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bouse · verb1

Of unknown origin.

bouse · noun, verb2

  1. Middle Dutch · derived frombūsen
  2. Middle English · derived frombous
  3. English todaybouse

From Middle English bous (noun), bousen (verb), from Middle Dutch būsen, buisen, buysen (“to drink heavily”). Related to Middle High German būsen (“to swell, inblow”). More at beer.

Words from the same roots

Middle Dutchbūsen all →

bowse

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