Etymology

bowser

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Today it means: A fuel metering/delivery pump at a filling station. Full definition →

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bowser · noun1

* (liquids): From Bowser (“a surname”), named after Sylvanus Bowser, US inventor of the first fuel pump; also a trade name of SF Bowser inc., the inventor's company. * (Irish)

Bowser · proper noun2

* (surname): * (dog's name): bow + -s- + -er. From bow-wow.

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